Saturday , November 16 2024

Another day on the underground Mumbai Metro line, lack of passengers, people are not coming.

3 Mumbai Metro

Underground metro line has started in Mumbai. Now news is coming that people are still hesitant in coming to this metro. The newly opened underground corridor of Mumbai Metro Line 3 or Aqua Line, Phase 1 had only 20,482 passengers till 9 pm on Tuesday, a Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) spokesperson said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 12.69 km long Phase-I of Mumbai Metro Line 3 from Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) to Aarey Colony JVLR section. Meanwhile, 18,015 passengers traveled on the new metro line throughout the day (between 11 am and 10.30 pm) on Monday, the first day of operation. Let us tell you that the officials had assumed that about 4 lakh passengers will travel by this metro every day, the financial model of Mumbai Metro Line 3 is based on that.

The latest metro corridor joins the list of recently launched infrastructure projects that have received less public support than expected, giving the city the much-awaited “global look”.

Metro connects these places

This first phase of the Aqua Line connects the domestic and international terminals of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and the Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova region to BKC, India's most luxurious business district.

According to MMRC, the estimated daily ridership of the first phase of the Aqua Line between Aarey JVLR and BKC is 4 lakh, while the entire corridor (which is 33.5 km long) is expected to have a daily ridership of 13 lakh during operation. , Day

Estimated reduction in 6.5 lakh vehicle trips

Also, the first phase of the Aqua Line is expected to reduce 6.5 lakh vehicle trips in the city, thereby reducing traffic on roads by 35 percent. Apart from this, this line is also expected to save 3.54 lakh liters of fuel.

people don't come

The 12.69 km long first phase of the underground metro line between Aarey Colony, JVLR and BKC stations carried 18,015 passengers on the first day of commercial operations between 11 am and 10.30 am on Monday.

What is the time

By 6 pm on the first day, 8,532 passengers had used this corridor and by 9 pm, 15,713 passengers had used this corridor. According to the notification, metro services will be operated from 6.30 am to 10.30 pm from Monday to Saturday and from 8.30 am to 10.30 pm on Sunday.