Mumbai Metro Rail-Very Useful info for Mumbaikars

Mumbai Metro Rail inaugurated by CM Shri Prithviraj Chowhan on 8-Jun-2014 at 1:0pm.

What you must know about Mumbai Metro:

• Mumbai Metro project started in year 2009
• Estimated Project cost was Rs. 2356 Crore
• Project was jointly funded in the name of MMOPL
  • 69% Reliance Infra: Rs. 354 crore
  • 5% Violia Transport: Rs. 25 crore
  • 26% MMRDA: Rs. 133 crore
• VGF Rs. 650 crore given to MMOPL

• Mumbai Metro will connect Ghatkopar station to Versova in west Mumbai.
• Usually this route takes more than 1 hour to travel. In Metro you can travel this in around 20 minutes
• There are 12 stations in route covering about 11.4 KM of distance.
  1. Ghatkopar
  2. Jagruti Nagar
  3. Asalpha
  4. Sakinaka
  5. Marol
  6. Airport Road
  7. Chakala
  8. Western Express Highway
  9. Andheri
  10. Azad Nagar
  11. DN Nagar
  12. Versova
• As per Govt proposed fare is set between Rs. 9 to Rs. 13 but Reliance wants it to be around Rs. 10 to Rs. 40
• For one month inaugural fare offer is set to Rs. 10 from any station to any station.
• Metro will operate everyday between 5:30am to 12:00 midnight. There will be frequency of every 8 minutes and 4 minutes during the peak time.
• Each Metro train will have 4 cars with total passenger carrying capacity of 1178 passengers.
• There will be two ways to pay the Metro fare
  • Contactless Smart Card (CSC)
  • Contactless Smart Token (CST) – for a Single Journey.
• Stand on left side while using escalators on Metro Stations.
• Elevators are provided at all the metro stations especially for senior citizens, differently abled passengers.
• All stations have separate washrooms for ladies, gents and differently abled passengers.
• Drinking water is available at all the stations.
• Separate Metro Act is created to punish for offences.

Check the tentative Timetable, Station & Fare details here: http://Go4Mumbai.com