INDIA: Mumbai’s underground metro Line 3 is nearing completion, with the opening on May 10 of the Phase 2A extension running 9·8 km south from Bandra-Kurla Complex to Acharya Atre Chowk. The extension adds six stations serving religious, cultural and business destinations.
The initial 12·4 km section of Line 3, known as the Aqua Line, from Aarey to Bandra-Kurla Complex was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2024. The full line is scheduled to be completed in August this year with the opening of the 11·3 km Phase 3 from Acharya Atre Chowk to Cuffe Parade.
‘This underground metro corridor is the longest in India’, said Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis when he rode from Bandra-Kurla Complex to Siddhivinayak to inaugurate Phase 2A. ‘We plan to reach a 100 km metro network in 2027.’
The line is worked by a fleet of Alstom Metropolis trainsets and is operated by Delhi Metro Rail Corp under a 10-year contract awarded by Mumbai Metro Rail Corp.
