Mumbai Metro's Line 2A & 7 Remaining Stretch Clears 1st Phase of Safety Test

In a welcoming news for Mumbaikars, the Mumbai Metro Line 2A (Dahisar to DN Nagar) and Line 7 (Dahisar East to Andheri East) have cleared the RDSO (Research Designs and Standards Organisation) testing. Now, it will now undergo testing for signalling, said MMRDA official.

The RDSO test is an important milestone that has been achieved. In the next few days, the certification will be issued. Now the target is to finish the remaining safety clearance, which is under process, so that commissioning of the remaining stretch by the end of this year is achievable, the official further mentioned.

For those unversed, RDSO clearance is an important first step for any Metro rail line for commercial operation to start.

The MMRDA, which is the nodal agency for the construction of Metro Line 2A and 7 along with other Metro lines in MMR except the underground line 3 between Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ, was only able to hand over 20 km stretch between Aarey and Dhanukarwadi to the Maha Mumbai Metro Rail Operation Corporation Ltd (MMMOCL) in April.

The partially opened Metro Line 2A and 7 are also drawing good response from commuters, recording an eight lakh ridership per month on an average. However, after the completion of Metro Line 2A and 7, it is expected to carry 11.37 lakh passengers per day by 2031.

These two Metro lines, which comprise 30 stations that pass from the busy Link road and Western Express Highway (WEH), are expected to reduce the traffic on roads and decongest the overcrowded local trains on suburban sections once fully operational.

'Metro 2A' route will include these stations:

It is 18.5 km long. 'Metro 2A' route from Dahisar West to DN Nagar station. This route includes Dahisar East, Upper Dahisar, Kanderpada, Mandapeshwar, Eksar, Borivali (West), Shimpoli, Kandivali (West), Dhanukarwadi, Valnai, Malad (West), Lower Malad, Pahadi Goregaon, Goregaon (West), Oshiwara, Lower Oshiwara and there are going to be stations like DN Nagar.

Stations on 'Metro 7' route:

Metro 7 route will have 14 stations. The stations include Dahisar East, Ovaripada, Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), Devipada, Magathane, Poisar, Akurli, Kurar, Dindoshi, Aarey, Goregaon East (Mahanand Dairy), Jogeshwari East (JVLR Junction), Shankarwadi, Gundavali (Andheri East).