MUMBAI METRO RUN - Ride form D N Nagar to Ghatkopar

Maharashtra's first Metro Rail, scheduled to be inaugurated here Sunday, has become embroiled in a controversy over a proposed hike in passenger fares.



A visibly upset Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Saturday expressed his strong reservation to the proposed hike in fares reportedly contemplated by RInfra, which has built the 11.40 km Metro Rail running east-west between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar, at a cost of Rs.4,300 crore.

"As per the tender, RInfra has agreed to charge fare of Rs.9, Rs.11 and Rs.13 for the journey (depending on km). Now, they are planning to charge between Rs.10-Rs.40. This is totally unacceptable to us," Chavan told reporters here.


Mumbai Metro Fares -
Rs. 6 for first 3 Kms
Rs. 8 between 3-8 Kms
Rs. 10 beyond 8 Kms

Mumbai Metro Routes -
Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar: The 11 Km metro line covers 12 stations in all, some of the important stations are: DN Nagar, Azad Nagar, Andheri, Chakala, Airport, Saki Naka, Subhash Nagar, and Ghatkopar. It is expected to complete its full run in 21 minutes. A successful trial run was completed in August 2012. 70% of support pillars are ready and the Line 1 should be operational from March 2013.

Charkop-Mankhurd: Covers stations such as: Charkop, Bandra, Mankhurd. In all there will be 27 stations on this line covering a distance of 32 Kms. Line 2 of Mumbai Metro is planned to be completed by 2016.

Colaba-SEEPZ: Covers 27 stations from Colaba to SEEPZ. The work on Line 3 of Mumbai metro is planned to begin in 2013 and complete by 2019.