Commuters going between Andheri and Dahisar, the suburbs of Mumbai, can now travel through the new elevated metro corridors Line 2A and 7 from January 20, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate both these metro lines on January 19 during his visit to Mumbai. They will be opened to the public the next day.
MMRDA expects that the two upcoming metro lines will cater to the demand of commuters, who were using either road wasting hours in traffic during peak hours or travelling in crowded local trains. The two elevated corridors are expected to help reduce crowds on local trains by 10-15 per cent. Vehicular traffic is also likely to see a reduction of 25 per cent.
