Mumbai: Aarey Colony-BKC Metro line will run 14 hours a day

The Metro 3 Aqua Line will be operational for 14 hours a day with nine trains each with a capacity of 2400 passengers making 96 trips daily at intervals of 64 minutes when it becomes operational in a couple of weeks The minimum fare for a ride on the 1244km Phase 1 stretch between Aarey and Bandra Kurla Complex BKC will be Rs 10 with a maximum of Rs 50ldquoServices will start later on Sundays and holidays at 830 am We have nine trains ready for phase one and 48 train captains 10 of whom are women Phase two work will be completed by December 2024 and the line will fully open next yearrdquo said Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation MMRC Managing Director Ashwini Bhide We are aiming to open the stretch to Worli soon where train reversal is possible Once the full phase is operational the maximum fare will be R70rdquo Ashwini Bhide saidThere are ten stations between BKC and Aarey Colony of which all will open including the two airport stationsmdashterminal 1 T1 and terminal 2 T2 At T2 works are on for parallel stations of Red Line 7 and Gold Line 8 and have been integrated Work on the Red Line 7 station is expected to be complete by next year said another official The 335kmlong ColabaBandraSEEPZ Metro3 Corridor is a key project to improve the transportation scenario in the city with 26 underground stations and one overground Aarey JVLRAshwini Bhide managing director MMRCLine meets other modes1 Churchgate metro station connecting Churchgate railway station Groundlevel access will connect Churchgate metro station with the Churchgate suburban station Subway entryexit of both stations is at the same footpath helping in easy transfers between metro and railway station2 CSMT metro station connecting CSMT railway terminus A subway connecting the existing subway at CSMT station with both suburban and intercity trains is constructed for seamless transferR Ramana director planning MMRC interacts with the media at Marol Metro station on Tuesday PicAshish Raje3 Jagannath Shankar Sheth metro station connecting Mumbai Central railway station and State Transport ST bus stand Metro EntryExit atgrade is in railway premises connecting the railway station In addition an entryexit on the opposite side of the road is connected to the ST Bus stand via footpath4 Mahalaxmi Metro Station connecting Mahalaxmi station and monorail station Groundlevel pedestrian access will connect Mahalaxmi Metro Station with Mahalaxmi Railway Station Additionally a footover bridge will connect the metro station with the monorail station5 BKC metro station connecting Yellow Line 2B ITO station A paid area to paid Sky Walk with travellators is proposed to connect Metro Yellow Line 2B ITO station to BKC metro station for commuters6 CSMIA terminal 1 station connecting CSMI airport terminal 1 A pedestrian walkway at road level will connect CSMIA terminal 1 station directly to CSMI airport terminal 1 In addition a subway connecting across the western highway is facilitated7 CSMIA terminal 2 station connecting CSMI airport terminal 2 and Red Line 7A A paidtopaid connection at concourse level is proposed for connection of CSMIA T2 station with Metro Red Line 7A station Seamless connectivity with CSMIA T2 and Metro Station is proposed at airport Forecourt levelMetro phase one stations1 Aarey JVLR overground2 SEEPZ3 MIDC Andheri4 Marol Naka5 CSMIAT26 Sahar Road7 CSMIAT18 Santacruz Metro9 Bandra Colony10BKCPhase two stations to be opened at later stages11 Dharavi12 Shitaladevi Mandir13 Dadar Metro14 Siddhivinayak15 Worli16 Acharya Atre Chowk17 Science Centre18 Mahalaxmi Metro19 Jagannath Shankar Sheth Metro20 Grant Road Metro21 Girgaon22 Kalbadevi23 CSMT Metro24 Hutatma Chowk25 Churchgate Metro26 Vidhan Bhavan27 Cuffe Parade