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Mumbai Metro 3 To Begin First Trial Run From Tomorrow, August 30

In a significant development, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will flag off the trial run of Mumbai Metro-3 line, also known as Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ line, tomorrow, August 30 at Sariput Nagar in Aarey.

Mumbai Metro 3 To Begin First Trial Run From Tomorrow, August 30
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In a significant development, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will flag off the trial run of Mumbai Metro-3 line, also known as Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ line, tomorrow, August 30 at Sariput Nagar in Aarey. At present, a temporary car shed has been built for assembling Metro car rakes in Aarey. 

The trial run will be held inside a 3-km tunnel stretch between the temporary facility of Sariput Nagar and Marol Naka station.

For those unversed, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) is executing the Mumbai Metro-3 line, a 33.5km-long underground metro corridor. The 33.5-km-long underground Metro route will connect south Mumbai and its suburbs, and the line will be commissioned in two phases. Accordingly, the MMRCL is planning to complete Phase-1 of the corridor between SEEPZ and BKC by December 2023 and the second phase between BKC and Colaba by June 2024.

Sources stated that the cost of the project escalated to INR 37,275 crore from INR 23,136 crores.

An MMRCL official said that the trains will be tested on various parameters including speed, oscillation, and emergency break distance during their 10,000km test runs.

These tests will be conducted in the tunnels commencing from the temporary facility area and the trial could go on for over three-six months.

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