Line 3 (Mumbai Metro)

Aqua Line 3
Overview
Other name(s)Aqua Line
Colaba–Bandra-SEEPZ line[1]
StatusOperational
OwnerMumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRC)
Line number3
LocaleMumbai Suburban District
Termini
  • Aarey JVLR
  • Bandra-Kurla Complex
Connecting linesLine 1
Stations10
Color on map     Aqua (#02b7bb)
Websitemmrcl.com
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMumbai Metro
Operator(s)Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Depot(s)Aarey
Rolling stockAlstom Metropolis[2][3]
History
Opened5 October 2024; 32 days ago (2024-10-05) (Phase 1, Aarey JVLR to Bandra-Kurla Complex)

May 2025; 6 months' time (2025-05) (tentative), (Phase 2, Bandra-Kurla Complex to Worli)

May 2025; 6 months' time (2025-05) (tentative), (Phase 3, Worli to Colaba)
Technical
Line length33.5 km (20.8 mi)

12.4 km (Phase 1) (Operational)



9.6 km (Phase 2) (Under Construction)



11.5 km (Phase 3) (Under Construction)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground and At-grade
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
SignallingCBTC
Route map

Legend
Line 3
km
to Line 6
Aarey Colony depot
0.000
 Aarey Colony
SEEPZ Village on Line 6
0.780
 SEEPZ
1.996
 MIDC
3.176
 Marol Naka on Line 1
to Line 8
4.189
 CSMIA International Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
to Line 7
5.141
 Sahar Road
Sahar Road
6.850
 CSMIA Domestic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Up arrow towards Dahanu Road
8.995
 Santacruz and Santacruz on Western Line
Down arrow towards Churchgate
Vakola Nala
10.004
 Vidyanagri
Vakola Nala
11.244
 Income Tax Office (BKC) on Line 2
Mithi River
Sion-Bandra Link Road
13.054
 Dharavi
Western Line
14.785
 Shitladevi Temple
16.460
 Dadar
17.864
 Siddhivinayak Temple
19.421
 Worli
20.878
 Acharya Atrey Chowk
21.937
 Science Museum
Western Line Up arrow Dahanu Road
23.100
 Mahalaxmi and
Jacob Circle
on Line 1 (Mumbai Monorail)
24.196
 Mumbai Central
25.112
 Grant Road
26.645
 Girgaon
27.364
 Kalbadevi
towards Up arrow Kalyan and Panvel
28.246
 CSMT and CSMT on
Central Line
and Harbour line
 to Line 11
29.061
 Hutatma Chowk
29.982
 Churchgate and Churchgate on Western Line
30.748
 Vidhan Bhavan
32.186
 Cuffe Parade

Line 3 (Aqua Line) is a rapid transit metro line of the Mumbai Metro in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[4][5] The 33.5 km (20.8 mi) route is Mumbai Metro's first underground line[6] with 27 underground stations and one at-grade station.[7] The line will run from Navy Nagar in the far-south of Mumbai to Aarey Depot in the north-centre, and will include connections to other metro lines, monorail, suburban rail, inter-city rail, and Mumbai's International Airport.[8] Line 3 is expected to reduce road congestion as well as the load on the Western Line between Bandra and Churchgate.[9][10][11]

The project is being implemented, and will be operated, by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL). The total cost of this line is estimated at ₹30,000 crore (US$3.6 billion). The project is being funded by five major groups: MMRCL, Padeco, MMRDA, CREC, and JICA; the last of which provided a soft loan of ₹13,235 crore (US$1.6 billion)[12][13][14]

The section of the line between Bandra Kurla Complex and Dharavi stations includes a 170-metre (560 ft) long twin-tunnel passing under the Mithi river. One of the tunnels was completed in March 2020.[15] This will be the second under-river metro rail tunnel in India after the tunnel underneath the Hooghly river on Kolkata Metro Line 2.[16] The first phase of the project was inaugurated on 5 October 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[17][18] The ₹14,120 crore BKC to Aarey Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road section of the line. The underground metro line is 33.5 km (20.82 mi) long, but only a part of it, a 12.44 km (7.73 mi) stretch, has been completed. It is also called the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz line. The corridor consists of 10 stations. In a major push to boost urban mobility in the region, Prime Minister Modi flagged off a metro service scheduled to run from BKC to Aarey JVLR in the western part of Mumbai. He also took a ride on the metro between BKC and Santacruz stations.

The construction of this metro route faced hurdles from environmentalists and activists lodging numerous PILs over cutting of trees in various region accompanied with a larger protest in Aarey over the carshed construction. PILs were either dismissed or didn't succeed as both the Supreme Court and the Bombay High Court cited the importance of the metro project.[19][20]

  1. ^ Detailed project report - Mumbai metro line 3 - Colaba-Bandra-Cheepz (533 pages) (PDF). Mumbai: Mumbai metro raiul corporation limited / RITES (GOI). 1 November 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Alstom wins major rolling stock contract for Mumbai Metro Line 3". Alstom. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ Nandi, Tamal (4 June 2023). "Mumbai Metro's Line 3: First fully underground corridor to get modern coaches with environment-friendly features". mint. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Mumbai metro Line 3 breaks ground". DVV Media International.
  5. ^ "Official photo gallery - Mumbai metro". mmrcl.com. MMCL Official website. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Cabinet clears Mumbai Metro's third line". Times of India. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. ^ Mehta, Manthan K. (25 March 2014). "Metro phase III tenders to be issued by July 2013". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Route Map". Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Metro company to be revamped for Colaba-SEEPZ route". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Complete list of official reports and documents". mmrcl.com. MMRCL - official website. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  11. ^ Doshi, Menaka (18 June 2023). "Mumbai Finds an Underground Solution to Its Above-Ground Chaos". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Maharashtra removes Mumbai Metro Chief, MMRDA Commissioner takes over the charge". Metro Rail Today. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Project documents". mmrcl.com. MMRC official website. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  14. ^ Independent auditors report 2016-17 (PDF). New Delhi: RSVA & Co. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  15. ^ "TBM S-63 Makes a Breakthrough for Mumbai Metro Line-3 at Dharavi". The Metro Rail Guy. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference SecondUWmetro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ "PM Narendra Modi to flag off Metro 3 on Saturday, services likely from Sunday". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  18. ^ "PM Modi inaugarates city's first underground line, takes a ride from BKC to S'cruz". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  19. ^ "'Metro Important': SC Dismisses Appeal to Maintain Aarey Colony as Ecologically Sensitive Zone". The Wire. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  20. ^ Swati Deshpande (15 April 2019). "SC rejects plea by activist for alternative to Aarey in Mumbai for Metro car shed". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2020.