Mumbai Metro dream chugs closer to reality

Mumbai: The future of Mumbai’s public transport has set sail from Shanghai in China, and will reach the city by April. The state-of-the-art metro train has been made by state-owned CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co. Ltd.

When the four-rake train lands in the city, it will be put through a range of tests on parts of the 11.4-km long Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) corridor, construction of which is currently underway. The corridor is expected to be operational by December.

KP Maheshwari, director of Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), a project partnered by Reliance Infrastructure and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), confirmed the development. “The first train is expected to land in Mumbai in April, following which, MMOPL will carry out several tests under local conditions before the train is officially given a nod to roll on the VAG corridor,” Maheshwari said.