The phase 1 of the underground Mumbai Metro 3, also known as Aqua Line, is set to begin its trial run in November.
A Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRC) official stated that the trial run of first phase will run between Aarey to Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC).
As per the MMRC officials, track laying work on a small stretch is incomplete. Thereafter overhead electrical lines will be charged in both directions so that trial runs of the complete Phase 1 between Aarey to BKC stations can be carried out.
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Therefore, the operations of phase 1 that were scheduled to begin by December this year, is likely to get delayed till next year, with trial run yet to begin. As a result, the Phase 2 line from BKC to Colaba that was set to begin after six months of Phase 1 operations will also be delayed, sources stated.
Recently, the authority successfully did the first long distance trial from MIDC to Vidyanagari Metro station and back to SEEPZ, covering 17 kilometres.
Prior to this, the MMRC carried out trial runs on a three-kilometre stretch between Sariput Nagar Aarey to Marol from August 2022.
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