The much-awaited trial run of the underground Metro 3 (Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ) is going to start soon. The first two cars of a prototype train are to be dispatched from the Alstom trains fabricating plant situated in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. The new Maharashtra government has taken the decision to relocate the Metro 3 car shed from Aarey Colony to Kanjurmarg overturning the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA regime’s decision. The Urban Development department has initiated proceedings to remove the stay on construction of Metro-3 car shed in Aarey, as per sources.
The cars of the Metro prototype trains, which were prepared for almost a year, were not brought to the city because of the inaccessibility to the Metro car shed. It is now set to reach Mumbai within the next 8-12 days.
