New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared a video clip highlighting some “memorable moments” of his ride on the Mumbai Metro.

In the video, the Prime Minister was pictured interacting with youth, labourers and other commuters during the metro journey.

“Memorable moments from the Mumbai Metro. Here are highlights from yesterday’s metro journey,” PM Modi said in a post on X.

In one of the frames, PM Modi was seen enjoying music as a girl sings a song while playing a guitar sitting next to him on the metro.

The Prime Minister travelled from BKC to Santacruz station in the metro on Saturday during which he interacted with students, women beneficiaries of the Ladki Bahin scheme, workers and other commuters.

Memorable moments from the Mumbai Metro. Here are highlights from yesterday’s metro journey. pic.twitter.com/40KBBYCSQC

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 6, 2024

PM Modi earlier congratulated the people of Mumbai on the inauguration of the Aarey JVLR to the BKC section of Mumbai Metro Line 3, Phase – 1.

“Mumbai’s Metro network expands, boosting ‘Ease of Living’ for people! Congratulations to the people of Mumbai on the inauguration of the Aarey JVLR to BKC section of Mumbai Metro Line 3, Phase – 1,” the PM posted on X.

On Saturday, the Prime Minister inaugurated the BKC to Aarey JVLR section of Mumbai Metro Line 3 (Colaba-SEEPZ). The project came up at a cost of Rs 14,120 crore.

This section will have 10 stations, of which 9 will be underground. Mumbai Metro Line – 3 is a key public transport project that will improve commuting between Mumbai city and Suburbs. Fully operational line-3 is expected to cater to about 12 lakh passengers daily.

The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail Project to be constructed at the cost of around Rs 12,200 crore.

The total length of the project is 29 km with 20 elevated and 2 underground stations. This ambitious infrastructure project is a key initiative to address the growing transportation needs of Thane, a major industrial and commercial hub in Maharashtra.

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Mumbai:

A delegation of members of the House of Councillors of Japan, the upper house of the country’s national legislature, on Sunday, visited the BKC station of Metro Line-3 and took a ride from there to Marol Naka station.

Japan has funded about 57 per cent of the cost of the 33.5 km-long underground corridor – Aqua Line.

The delegation led by Kazuhiko AOKI was received by S K Gupta, director (projects), R Ramana, director (planning) and Rajeev, director (systems) of the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), a release said.

The delegation was briefed about the project, its progress, construction challenges and how Metro Line-3 will emerge as a “game changer” for India’s commercial capital by connecting the unconnected parts of the city besides easing the transportation woes of Mumbaikars, it said.

The members then took a train ride from BKC to Marol Naka station of Metro Line-3 during their visit, the MMRC said in the release.

The Japanese lawmakers appreciated that the Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been “gainfully utilized by MMRC” as Metro Line-3 will help increase mobility grant easy access to slum areas and change the way Mumbaikars travel, the release said.

The Japanese government has provided ODA in the form of a JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) loan of Rs 21,280 crore (57.09 per cent of the project cost), it said.

MMRC said the project is in the final stages of commissioning its Phase-I from Aarey to BKC. The underground metro line spans across 27 stations from Aarey JVLR to Cuffe Parade and passes through prominent locations in the city like BKC, Airport Terminal-1 and Terminal-2, Worli, Dadar, Siddhivinayak, CSMT, Churchgate, Hutatma Chowk and Vidhan Bhavan, the release added.

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Mumbai:

The Mumbai Metro services will be suspended between Jagruti Nagar and Ghatkopar stations in Mumbai from 6 pm on Wednesday till further notice due to security reasons, authorities said.

Commuters are requested to plan their journey accordingly, a spokesperson of the Mumbai Metro One said.

The advisory comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow to be held in Ghatkopar area in the evening.

The Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova Metro service provides a major connectivity between the eastern and western suburbs.

More than three lakh commuters use the Metro services daily.