By Rajendra B. Aklekar, Ranjeet Jadhav, Prajakta Kasale, Pallavi Smart, Somita Pal

Metro 2A and 7 to be operational

T  here is good news for those who have to face a lot of traffic on the arterial Western Express Highway (WEH) and the New Link Road due to the ongoing work of the Metro 2A and 7. While trial runs on both the corridors have already started, the line will be thrown open to the public this year if all the necessary safety certificates are in place. More than 90 per cent of the civil work on both the corridors is complete.  Metro line 2A from Dahisar to D N Nagar is an 18.589 km-long elevated corridor with 17 stations. It will provide connectivity between the WEH, Western Railway, Metro Line 1 (Ghatkopar to Versova), Metro Lines 2B (D N Nagar to Mandale) and 7 (Andheri East to Dahisar East) and the proposed Metro Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli). Metro line 7 from Andheri East to Dahisar East is a 16.475 km-long elevated corridor with 13 stations. Once operational, it will provide connectivity between WEH, Western Railway, Metro Line 1 (Ghatkopar to 
Versova), Metro Line 2A (Dahisar to D N Nagar) and the proposed Metro Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli. The line will reduce travel time by about 50 to 70 per cent.