![]() ![]() ![]() Mumbai has the advantage of a high modal share of the public (88%) in favour of a public mass transport system. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of over 2 crore (20 million) as of 2011, and a population growth rate of around 2% per annum. The Metro runs between Dahanukarwadi on Metro Line 2A and Aarey on Line 7. As a part of the Phase 1 plan, both metro corridors cover a 20 km route (Dahanukarwadi–Dahisar–Aarey). The minimum fare is ₹10 for 3 km, and the maximum fare is ₹50 for 30 km. ![]() The line was opened for commercial operation on the same day of the inauguration in the evening from 8 PM onwards. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray flagged off the new metro lines 2A and 7 on 2 April 2022. The financial capital of India received its first Metro in June 2014, and nearly after 8 years, Mumbai welcomed its two new metro corridors 2A and 7, which is now partially operational. Many metro projects were being delayed because of late environmental clearances, land acquisition troubles and protests. A successful trial run was conducted in May 2013, and the system's first line entered into operation on 8 June 2014. In June 2006, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the first phase of the Mumbai Metro project, although construction work began in February 2008. In another boost to connectivity, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided to connect Mumbai and Virar with a Metro line. The total financial outlay for the expansion of the metro system beyond the currently operational Line 1 is ₹82,172 crore (equivalent to ₹980 billion or US$12.26 billion in 2020), to be funded through a mix of equity and bilateral, multilateral as well as syndicated debt. While lines 2, 4, 6, 7 (under construction), 5 and their extensions (bidding in progress) will be built by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the completely underground line 3 (also under construction) will be built by Mumbai Metro Railway Corporation Limited (MMRCL). Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro Line 1 is operated by Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL), a joint venture between Reliance Infrastructure (69%), Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, (26%) and RATP Dev Transdev Asia, France (5%). Metro rake approaching Andheri station in 2019 ![]()
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