To manage the increased demand on the polling day in Maharashtra, the number of daily trips on Lines 2A and 7 has been increased from 243 to 262, with 19 additional trips scheduled.
Passenger services at BKC station were temporarily suspended as a fire broke out outside Entry/Exit A4, causing smoke to seep into the station.
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The phase one of the Mumbai Metro-3 aqua line from Aarey Colony to Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) was open to the public on October 7.
The Underground Mumbai Metro Line 3 corridor, or Aqua Line, phase-1 stretch of 12.69 km from the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) to Aarey Colony JVLR was opened for the public on Monday.
PM Modi in Maharashtra: He will lay the foundation stone of Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail Project to be constructed at a cost of around Rs 12,200 crore. The route is of 29 kilometres and will have 20 elevated and two underground stations.
Mumbai Metro authorities said additional metro services will be provided between October 7 and October 11, 2024 and during this time, 12 extra trips will be operated daily, with a headway of 15 minutes, to ensure that citizens attending midnight festivities can travel conveniently and economically.
PM Modi is set to inaugurate the first phase of Mumbai's underground Aqua Line metro in October. The 12.5 km stretch from Aarey Colony to Bandra Kurla Complex will offer crucial connectivity, easing traffic congestion in Mumbai.
The Maharashtra government had given instructions to CIDCO that the metro should be made operational at the earliest for the citizens of Navi Mumbai.
The extension of timings on metro routes 2A and 7 in Mumbai will result in an increase in the number of services on the metro corridor to 257.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, during his meeting with Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, sought the Centre's approval for the proposed ring metro project.
Central government is working on a plan to run around 10,000 electric buses across India and out of these, 500 buses will start running in the next few months.
Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited awarded the DMRC a 10-year contract after the latter emerged as the lowest bidder in the tendering process.
The benefit will be extended to thousands of holders of the National Common Mobility Card (Mumbai One).
However, a bench of judges comprising of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala allowed Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited's (MMRCL) to remove 177 trees from Aarey forest.
The Mumbai Metro Line 3 is currently under construction under the MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) and is expected to be operationalised in parts from the end of this year onwards, the DMRC said in a statement.
PM Modi rode metro train after inaugurating Mumbai Metro Rail Lines 2A and 7 built at a cost of around Rs 12,600 crore. He was seen chatting with metro staff and other co-passengers during his ride on a new track comprising a 35km-long elevated corridor stretching from Andheri to Dahisar.
PM Modi's Mumbai visit: In view of the prime minister's visit, a few roads in the area will be closed for vehicles, while traffic will be diverted on some other routes, the traffic police said.
The Metro line 3, which will be a 33.5 km underground route, will connect south Mumbai with the western suburbs and is expected to reduce the burden on the suburban locals, which are considered as the city's lifeline.
Several environmental organisations have called for a peaceful protest at Aarey forest on Sunday morning and hundreds of Mumbaikars are likely to gather at the picnic point in the area
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