Mumbai Metro

Mumbai Metro
BEML Yellow line Metro rake at Gundavali Station on Red Line 7
Overview
Owner	Reliance Infrastructure - Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC)
Area served	Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Locale	Mumbai
Transit type	Rapid Transit
Number of lines	Operational 4 | Under-construction 9 | Approved 4 |
Line number	Operational Line 1 Line 2A Line 3 Line 7 Under Construction Line 2B Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 Line 6 Line 7A Line 9 Line 12 Approved Line 8 Line 10 Line 11 Line 13 Line 14
Number of stations	53
Daily ridership	747000 (daily average, July 2024)
Annual ridership	27.3 crore (273 million)[citation needed]
Chief executive	S.V.R Srinivas, CMD & Metropolitan Commissioner
Headquarters	NaMMTRI Building, Plot No. R-13, E-Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051.
Website	MMMOCL MMRDA
Operation
Began operation	8 June 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-08)
Operator(s)	Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOCL)
Character	Elevated (Lines 1, 7, 2A) Underground and At-Grade (Line 3)
Train length	4 (Line 1) 6 (Lines 7, 2A) 8 (Line 3)
Headway	4 minutes (peak hours) 8 minutes (off-peak hours)
Technical
System length	59.09 km (36.72 mi) (Operational) 146.083 km (90.772 mi) (Under Construction) 145.65 km (90.50 mi) (Approved and proposed)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary[1]
Average speed	33 km/h (21 mph)[2]
Top speed	80 km/h (50 mph)[2]
System map Legend Plan of Phase I and interchanges with Mumbai Suburban Railway Charkop WR towards Virar / Dahanu Malad Kasturi Park Bangur Nagar Oshiwara Samartha Nagar Versova Shastri Nagar DN Nagar ESIC Nagar Azad Nagar JVPD CR-Harbour Line extension to Goregaon Juhu Andheri Vile Parle Nanavati Hospital WEH Aryasamaj Chowk Chakala Khar Airport Road National College Marol Naka Bandra Saki Naka Mahim Subhash Nagar Shitla Devi Asalpha Jagruti Nagar Shivaji Park Ghatkopar Dadar CR towards Kalyan Siddhi Vinayak MMRDA Udyog Bhawan Income Tax Office Acharya A Chowk Bharat Nagar Worli Hill Complex Road Mahalaxmi Kurla-LTT Ghadge Chowk Mumbai Central Minerva Girgaon SG Barve Marg WR towards Churchgate RC Marg Chandanwadi Shivaji Chowk Phadke Chowk BSNL Mumbai CST Mankhurd Hutatma Chowk Nariman Point Thane Creek Colaba CR-Harbour Line towards Panvel

The Mumbai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Mumbai and the wider Mumbai Metropolitan Region in Maharashtra, India.

While the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited is responsible for all metro rail projects being developed in Maharashtra, except for those in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is the authority responsible for maintaining the metro system in the Greater Mumbai area.

The rapid transit metro system is designed to reduce traffic congestion in the city and supplement the overcrowded Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is being built in three phases, over 15 years, with overall completion expected in October 2026. The Mumbai Metro is the fourth longest operational metro network in India with an operational length of 59.5 km (37.0 mi) as of January 2023. When completed, the core system will comprise sixteen high-capacity metro railway lines, spanning a total of more than 523 kilometres (325 mi) (25% underground, the rest elevated, with a minuscule portion built at-grade) and serviced by 350 stations.^[3]

Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro is operated by Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL), a joint venture between Reliance Infrastructure (50%), Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, (50%) and formerly by RATP Dev Transdev Asia (5%) and Hong Kong MTR.^[4] While lines 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and their extensions will be built and operated by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the completely underground Line 3 and Line 11 will be built by Mumbai Metro Railway Corporation Limited (MMRCL).

In June 2006, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the first phase of the Mumbai Metro project, although construction work began in February 2008.^[5][6][7] A successful trial run was conducted in May 2013,^[8][9][10] and the system's first line commenced operations on 8 June 2014. Many metro projects were delayed because of late environmental clearances, land acquisition troubles and protests.

After nearly eight years, two new metro corridors, 2A and 7, were inaugurated on 2 April 2022, and are now operational. On 5 October 2024, the 12 km underground BKC to Aarey Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road section of Aqua Line was inaugurated. Additionally, there are 8 other metro lines currently under construction in the city.