Keypoints:
- After a cut in curbs on business activities, (Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar) increases services by 30% from Monday.
- The frequency will be 10 minutes during peak hours and 15 minutes during non-peak hours.
- Services will increase from 100 to 130 on weekdays. Stations will open 15 minutes before departure of the first train. The operational hours too have increase from Monday.
Since yesterday, Monday, after witnessing a cut in curbs on business activities, Mumbai Metro (Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar) has increased services by 30%.
In order to ensure better social distancing, a Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) spokesperson said that the frequency will be 10 minutes during peak hours and 15 minutes during non-peak hours. Services will increase from 100 to 130 on weekdays. First train will be from Versova at 6.50am and the last train will be from Ghatkopar at 10.15pm. Stations will open 15 minutes before departure of the first train.
Government had permitted resumption of Metro services from October 15, 2020, following lockdown. However, Mumbai metro took a few days for safety runs.
On May 31, Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray flagged off a trial run for Metro 2A and Metro 7 corridors, which runs along the Link Road and Western Express Highway in Western suburbs of Mumbai.
It is in two phases that the commissioning of both the lines is planned. The first phase (20 km) between Dahanukarwadi to Aarey (18 stations) is expected to open in October while the entire corridor is expected to open in January 2022. Maiden trial run had commenced from Aakurli Metro station on Western Express station after it was flagged off by Thackeray. He was accompanied by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, urban development minister Eknath Shinde, tourism minister Aaditya Thackeray and others.
“The oscillation trial of prototype six-car rake will be conducted on Line 2A (Yellow line) and Line 7 (Red line) at various speeds. The sub-systems, other equipments will be tested under dynamic conditions. Integration with signaling, telecom and Platform Screen Doors will be tested along with different safety tests,” said Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) spokesperson.
