Metro Line 3 set to ease rail load by 15%

The project is expected to reduce 6.65 lakh vehicular trips daily and save 3.54 lakh litres of fuel per day

- Kamal Mishra

Kamal Mishra MUMBAI Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the final phase of Mumbai Metro Line-3, the 10.99-km Phase 2B stretch from Acharya Atre Chowk to Cuffe Parade, on Wednesday.

This completes Mumbai's first fully underground 33.5-km Aqua Line, with passenger services starting October 9.

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) will operate the corridor from Cuffe Parade to Aarey JVLR.

During the event in Navi Mumbai, Modi also inaugurated the Navi Mumbai International Airport. These projects, he said, will transform Mumbai's connectivity and symbolise 'Viksit Bharat' (Developed India).