MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Hon’ble Chief Minister Eknath Shinde & Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis flagged off the first trial of Mumbai’s first underground Metro rail, Aqua Line 3 also known as Colaba Bandra SEEPZ. The trial run will be held inside a 3-km tunnel stretch between the temporary facility of Sariput Nagar and Marol Naka station.
MMRCL stated that the trains will be tested on various parameters throughout their 10,000km test runs, including speed, oscillation, and emergency brake distance. He also added that the trial may go for more than three to six months.
The trial run officially begins just days after the Maharashtra cabinet approved a 44% increase in the project cost for Mumbai Metro 3 from Rs 23,136 crore to Rs 33,405.82 crore, an increase of Rs 10,269.82 crore.
82.6% of the underground stations and 98.6% of the twin tunnels have been built so far.
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The acquisition of 2.56 hectares of private land and 73.14 hectares of public land has been finished for this project.
Additionally, Aarey Colony’s care shed is almost 29% finished. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has directed the MMRC to conduct the necessary planning so that the first phase can be commissioned by 2023.
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