MUMBAI: The much-awaited Metro 3, also known as the Aqua line, has entered a crucial stage. Starting this week, the authorities will begin loaded integrated trials on the trains in the Phase 1 Aarey-Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) route. So far, dry runs with empty coaches were being carried out to test the metro’s designed speeds of up to 95 kmph.
The term ‘loaded trials’ means that each of the coaches of the eight-car train will be filled with stone-filled gunny bags based on the train’s tonnage capacity. This is a way to determine the functioning of the trains with the weight of passengers before they become operational.
