Amid the ongoing discourse over the resumption of second phase of Mumbai Metro 2A and 7, the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday, August 30, flagged off the launched the trial run of the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro line-3 at Sariput Nagar in Aarey Colony.
Before giving the green signal, Shinde and Fadnavis inspected the Metro train from inside.
Later, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) successfully conducted trial run of the first trainset delivered by Alstom for Mumbai’s Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro line 3 (Aqua Line). During its trial launch, the metro trainset ran a 3-km stretch from Sariput Nagar, Aarey to Marol Naka for the inaugural trial run.
The trial run marks an important development in the realisation of the Metro track caught up in controversy.
Once functional, nearly 17 lakh people will travel daily on this line once it is operational. Moreover, with the commencement of this line, nearly seven lakh vehicles will go off road. It will definitely support the environmental cause, said an official.
Meanwhile, the Managing Director, MMRC Ashwini Bhide, who also attended the event, exclaimed that the underground Metro 3 will prove to be the second lifeline of the city. Currently the local railway trains are called as the first and only lifeline of Mumbai city.
Design proving #Trials of the first #train of #aqualine @MumbaiMetro3 begin at the hands of Hon. CM @mieknathshinde ji & Hon. Dy CM @Dev_Fadnavis ji. Hearty congratulations to Team #MMRC, #MAPLE GC & @AlstomIndia. Thank you @MoHUA_India, #GOM, #JICA. Grateful to all Mumbaikars. pic.twitter.com/TepfNmFu5n
— Ashwini Bhide (@AshwiniBhide) August 30, 2022
On the other hand, Fadnavis also appreciated CM Ekanth Shinde for his prompt decision regarding Metro 3 depot further claiming that this line otherwise would have not been operational in the next four years time period.
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