On Sunday, April 3, which was the second day of the newly-inaugurated phase one of Metro 2A and 7 between Dahanukarwadi-Aarey-Dahisar, nearly 55,000 commuters availed the services.
The service was started on Sunday at around 6 am and was on till 10 pm. An official said that while there was no rush in the day, the Metro started getting crowded on Sunday evening.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray flagged off on Saturday evening, April 2.
आरे ते दहिसर मेट्रो लाईन ७, दहिसर ते डहाणुकरवाडी मेट्रो लाईन २ अ आता सेवेसाठी खुली झाली आहे.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 2, 2022
Metro Line 7 from Aarey to Dahisar
Metro Line 2A from Dahisar to Dhanukar Wadi is now open for service
Happy travelling Mumbaikars! pic.twitter.com/4x0tyJ1Cr0
On the same day, soon after the services commenced, over 20,000 people had travelled in the Metro in the two hours of service, 8 pm to 10 pm.
Read More: Mumbai Metro: Commuters Of Line 2A, 7 Will Now Receive Last Mile Connectivity
Meanwhile, in a disappointment to commuters, metro services were affected for 10-15 minutes due to some technical glitches on both the days. On Saturday a technical glitch was reported in a train going towards Aarey metro station from Kandivali at 10 pm. Meanwhile, on late Sunday morning, a similar glitch was observed.
Due to this, the speed of the Metro rake had to be brought down. The officials added that the glitch was rectified and the rake reached its destination.
MMRDA official said that the operations will take some time to stabilise and this is expected in the coming days.
The first phase of 20km is between Dahanukarwadi of Line 2A and Aarey of Line 7. The entire length of both phases is around 35 km.
It is the second stretch of Metro corridor to be opened for the public after a gap of eight years. The 12-km metro line between Andheri-Ghatkopar and Versova started in June, 2014.
Also Read: Mumbai Metro: Line 3 Could Take At Least Over 2 Years To Complete
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