Hope and excitement after Mumbai Metro 3 app gets final update with all stations till Cuffe Parade now visible on it; city’s first and only underground Metro, Aqua Line 3, has been opening in phases
The Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3 station at Dadar shows a map of the Metro network. FILE PIC/ASHISH RAJE (right) The remaining stations now showing on the app with the closed sign
The Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3 app has received its final update with all the stations up to Cuffe Parade now visible on it (though marked as closed), raising hopes and excitement about the full line opening soon. Mumbai’s first and only underground Metro, Aqua Line 3, has been opening in phases.
The total stretch from Aarey JVLR to Cuffe Parade is 33 km, with 27 stations — 26 underground and one at-grade. On October 7, 2024, a 13 km stretch between Aarey JVLR and BKC opened, followed by another 9 km stretch from BKC to Acharya Atre Chowk, Worli. The line currently has an average passenger traffic of 70,000 per day, and there has been anticipation for the opening of the complete stretch, which was earlier expected in August but is now likely to happen in September 2025, depending on trials and certifications.
Acharya Atre Chowk — the last opened station on the southbound stretch. PIC/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI
In anticipation of the opening, the Metro app has updated its features and added all the stations of the unopened section up to Colaba, with a ‘closed’ tag displayed in red. The eleven stations include Science Museum, which comes immediately after Acharya Atre Chowk — the last opened station on the southbound stretch. After Science Museum, the stations are Mahalakshmi Metro, Jagannath Shankarsheth Metro, Grant Road Metro, Girgaon, Kalbadevi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Hutatma Chowk, Churchgate Metro, Vidhan Bhavan Metro, and Cuffe Parade.
Sources said the line is now awaiting fire safety certifications, after which the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety inspections will be conducted. Once cleared, the line will be opened to the general public.
Monorail detained to offload passengers
The Mumbai Monorail train bound for Sant Gadgebaba Chowk near Arthur Road was detained for 12 minutes at Acharya Atre Nagar station near Antop Hill to offload excess passengers. “As per the new Standard Operating Procedure introduced a day earlier, it was stopped for offloading people as the load had increased to 107 metric tonnes instead of the permitted 104 metric tonnes,” a spokesperson said.
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