Mumbai Metro-3 will not meet 2023 deadline

Updated On: 25 November, 2023 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar

Officials say only 93 per cent work between Aarey and BKC complete, trials and safety certifications will cause further delay

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The nine trains required for the commissioning of Phase 1 are ready. File pic

The entire 33.5 km network of Mumbai’s first underground Metro Aqua Line 3 is expected to be commissioned within 2024. While substantial work on Phase 1 between Aarey and Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) will be completed in December, it will be subject to extensive trials and testing; and the stretch is likely to be opened for public use only in early 2024. Work on Phase 2 between BKC and Colaba has also been expedited and should open within 2024, commissioning the entire 33.5-km-long stretch.

Additional trains will be acquired at regular intervals. File pic