A team led by Mr. Kajimoto Masaru-san, Deputy Director of the South East Asia Division at Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited Hutatma Chowk metro station. MMRC briefed him on Metro Line 3’s progress and rolling stock trial which was conducted recently. Mr. Masaru-san expressed satisfaction and extended his best wishes for the commencement of Phase-1 operations from Aarey to BKC.
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Mr. Kajimoto Masaru-san, Deputy Director of the South East Asia Division at Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recently inspected the Hutatma Chowk metro station. During his visit, the MMRC team provided an update on the ongoing project progress, highlighting how Metro Line 3 will alleviate transportation challenges and benefit Mumbai’s residents. Mr. Masaru-san expressed satisfaction with the progress and extended his best wishes for the successful commencement of Phase-1 operations from Aarey to BKC.
Hutatma Chowk Metro Station:
Hutatma Chowk is one of the most significant stations on the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor as it provides proximity to Churchgate station, Bombay High Court, head offices of various banks and financial institutions, Consulates of a few countries, Bombay Stock Exchange, Ballard Estate, many hospitals, Colleges, Wankhede and Brabourne Stadiums, Jehangir Art Gallery, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Asiatic Library, Gateway of India.
Trials of Rolling Stock for Metro Line-3:
On 24th June, 2024, MMRC successfully completed the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) trials for the Rolling Stock on Metro Line-3. Currently, testing of other electrical systems and integrated testing of the Rolling Stock with the signalling systems are underway. Upon completion of these tests, the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) will be invited for further inspection and approval.
Brief About Mumbai Metro Line-3:
- MML-3 project – 33.5Km long corridor running along Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ, envisages to decongest the traffic situation in Greater Mumbai.
- Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRC) is the nodal agency responsible for the implementation of Mumbai Metro Line–3 (MML-3) project.
- It has been constituted as a JV of the Govt. of India (GOI) and the Government of Maharashtra (GOM) on a 50:50 sharing basis.
- With full-scale operations of MML-3, the city would witness significant reduction in traffic volumes and the local transit facility would get a boost.
- Upon completion, this fully underground corridor with 27 stations would connect Six business districts, 30 educational institutes, 30 recreational facilities and domestic as well as international airport terminals.
- It will have five interchange points for suburban railway and one each for Monorail and ‘Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar’ Metro-1.
The above development highlights the importance of the Mumbai Metro Line – 3 project which aims to provide a robust connectivity solution to the dynamic city of Mumbai and also marks the increasing interest of foreign players in India’s Rail and Metro Industry, especially that of Japan with whom India is closely working on a number of high-value projects.
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