The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided to commission the first phase of the Andheri West-Mandale Metro Line 2B, Diamond Garden-Mandale, by the end of December. But now this phase will be put into service by the end of September instead of December. Because an important step has been taken in terms of the operation of this first phase.
The process of obtaining safety certificates for this phase will begin from Wednesday. Accordingly, the Metro Commissioner, Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) team will begin the civil works tests from Wednesday. If these tests are successful, the Diamond Garden - Mandale section will be put into service by the end of September after receiving safety certification.
The ‘Dahisar – Andheri West Metro 2A’ is being extended through the ‘Andheri West – Mandalay Metro 2B’ line. The work on this line, which is 22 km long and includes 22 metro stations, is being done in two phases.
There are two phases, Mandale – Diamond Garden and Diamond Garden – Mandalae. It has been decided to put the Diamond Garden – Mandale phase of these two phases into service by the end of December. Accordingly, by accelerating the work on this phase of the line, testing of metro trains and various systems has begun between Diamond Garden and Mandale in April 2025.
Now, MMRDA has started preparations to put this phase into service in the coming days, i.e. by the end of September, before December. An important step has been taken by MMRDA for the implementation of this phase. That is, MMRDA has started the process of obtaining safety certificates for this phase.
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Senior officials at MMRDA informed that the CMRS team will begin construction tests from Wednesday with a view to obtaining a safety certificate. This is an important and final stage in the operation of the metro line. Therefore, if this test is successful and safety certification is obtained, the way will be cleared for the introduction of this stage into transport service. The Diamond Garden-Mandalay line will be put into service in December after receiving safety certification in the next 10-15 days. If this line is put into service, it will be the first metro line to run through the Eastern Suburbs.