More than 10 lakh commuters have used the non-polluting Metro lines 2A and 7 since Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the second phase of the mass transit corridor on January 19, said regional planning body Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
The ridership on the Yellow and Red lines has crossed the 1-crore mark after the first phase was commissioned on April 2, 2022, said the MMRDA in a release.
Now Metro is not just a means of transport, it’s becoming a new lifeline, said SVR Srinivas, metropolitan commissioner, MMRDA, adding that people are now switching from private vehicles to the eco-friendly mode of transport.
The 18.6-km-long line 2A connects suburban Dahisar (East) with the 16.5-km-long D N Nagar (yellow line), while line 7 (Red) links Andheri (East) with Dahisar (East). A total of 22 trains provide 245 services daily on lines 2A and 7, said MMRDA.
Almost 1,00,03,270 commuters travelled to date, said the MMRDA release. With the inauguration of the second phase of 2A and 7, both lines are now fully operational and connected with Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova line 1, creating the first Metro network in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the authority said.