PM Modi's Mumbai visit: From stations to connectivity and NCMC card, all you need to know about the new metro lines

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Mumbai today on Thursday will inaugurate and lay foundation stones of a string of projects worth more than Rs 38000 crore aimed at developing infrastructure easing urban travel and strengthening healthcareHere we detail all about the Mumbai Metro Rail Lines 2A and 7 that the Prime Minister will inaugurate todayStation namesMetro Line2A Phase I1 Dahisar East2 Upper Dahisar3 Kandarpada4 Mandapeshwar IC colony5 Eksar6 Borivali West7 PahadiEksar8 Kandivali West9 Dahanukar WadiMetro Line2A Phase ndash II10 Valnai11 Maladwest12 Lower Malad13 Pahadi Goregaon14 Goregaonwest15 Oshiwara16 Lower Oshiwara17 Andheri WestAlso Read PM Modi to visit Mumbai today Check full schedule traffic restrictions hereMetro Line7 Phase I1 Dahisar East2 Ovari Pada3 RashtriyaUdyan4 Devipada5 Magathane6 Poisar7 Akurli8 Kurar9 Dindoshi10 AareyMetro Line7 Phase II11 Goregaon East12 JogeshwariEast13 Mogra14 GundavaliInterchange facility or Multimodal ConnectivityInterchange with Line6 at Lower Oshiwara and Line1 at Andheri West Connected with Line7 amp Line 9 at DahisarE station and Line2B at Andheri WMumbai Metro AppThe Mumbai Metro App Mumbai1 will generate a QR code on mobile phones for access at Automatic Fare Collection AFC points located at entry and exit gatesAlso Read PM Modis Mumbai visit Police ask offices near venue of PMs event to allow employees to leave earlyThe National Common Mobility Card NCMCNCMC card will initially be used on MMRDA operated Metro corridors and gradually extended to other modes of mass public transit including local trains and buses Commuters will not need to carry multiple cards or cash the NCMC card will enable quick contactless digital transactions thereby easing the process with a seamless experience Recharges can be done in multiples of Rs 100 up to Rs 2000Trains22 Trains of six cars total 132 carscoachesPassenger capacityTotal 2308 passengers per train 310 seating and 1998 Standing passengers per trainTrain Operation and FrequencyInitially 600 am to 1000 pm with Frequency of 8 mins during peak hours and 10 mins in non peak hoursTrain OperationSignalling and driver less operationsTrains are designed for driverless operations along with communicationbased train control CBTC signalling systems However during initial phases the trains will be manned by Train OperatorAttendant The system will be upgraded to unmanned train operation UTO in futurePlatform Screen doorsPlatform Screen Doors are provided at all the stations These are synchronized with train door opening and closing The provision of PSD at platform level will avoid incidents of passengers falling on the tracksDivyang friendly featuresTactile tiles which serve as a navigation guide for visually impaired people and thereby enhance the accessibility of a place have been incorporated at the Metro stations Similarly Braille Elevator Buttons with Braille text which enable people with visual impairments to read the numbers words on the control panel have been incorporated in the lifts Wheel chaired passenger can use lifts to access the platform trains provision made in First amp Last coachesFirst aid and medical facilitiesAll stations are provided with exclusive First Aid rooms equipped with basic medical facilities such as stretcher wheelchair first aid kits etcWater facility or toilet availabilityAll stations are provided with drinking water and separate washroom facilities for gents ladies amp specially abled personsSecurity at stationAll stations are provided with Baggage scanning machines handheld metal detectors door frame metal detectors All stations will be manned by MSF security and trained private guards including women security personnel Security Control Room equipped with stateofart surveillance systemWomen safety featuresWomen security staff have been deployed at all stations All metro trains have been incorporated with Women Helpline numbers as well as all trains have special compartment for womenHelpline numbersToll free helpline for Women Senior Citizen Children Differently abled is 1800 889 0808 and for all Commuters is 1800 889 0505 Also commuters can Email us on customercaremmmoclcoinCCTV surveillance camera and SecurityApprox 50 to 60 CCTV cameras are provided at each station covering platform area concourse area and street level The system is equipped with latest video analytics features for surveillance like Intrusion detection AbandonedUnattended Object Detection and crowd estimation The monitoring is on Real Time basis through Operations Control centreEvacuation Measures Fire safety and Rescue timebull Staff trained by MCGM Disaster Management is available 24x7 at all stations to guide passengers during emergency Evacuation route maps and exit signages are displayed at all stationsbull All stations are equipped with Fire Extinguishers Fire Hydrants Fire detection amp suppression system at critical locationsbull Stations are designed for rescue evacuation of passengers as per standardsElevators and EscalatorsPassenger movement is facilitated by Escalator and Elevators from footpath to concourse and concourse to platform Total elevators 68 Escalators 103Ticketing systembull Latest fare collection technology with Paper QR Ticket Mobile QR Ticket as Fare media within Metro network National Common Mobility Card NCMC card will be accepted as common mobility cardbull QR code tickets are proposed for SingleReturn journeybull Subsystems include entry and exit gates bidirectional wide aisle TVM TOM EFO Ticket Readers Central Computer at OCC AVM Station Computer Servers