Here are 20 things about Mumbai Metro that are making the headlines:
The CM had earlier threatened to skip the function if the RInfra-promoted Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL) ignored the government-suggested fare structure.
None of the representatives of the state government or Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) — which has 26% stake in the project — were present when RInfra announced the date to roll out the Metro service.
In fact, the chief minister accused BJP of using "pressure tactics" to help Reliance Infrastructure to raise the tariff.
The announcement by the operator of the launch, delayed by three years, came after Friday's threat by local BJP MP Kirit Somaiya to start the service by "force". Somaiya and another BJP MP from the city Gopal Shetty were detained with their supporters by Ghatkopar police while demanding the launch of metro, according to senior inspector Rajaram Vhanmane.
NCP activists carried out a symbolic inauguration with a small pooja near Ghatkopar marking the start of Mumbai Metro.
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Final decks cleared for Mumbai Metro's commercial run
The promotional fare is less than the average fare proposed by the state government. The bone of contention between the state government and the MMOPL is the final fare structure. MMOPL has cited the Metro Act, which gives power to the Metro Rail Authority to fix the initial fare. MMOPL has fixed a slab Rs 10, 20, 30 and 40, depending on the distance, but the state government is insisting on a minimum and maximum fare between Rs 9 and Rs 13.
MMOPL insists that the Mumbai Metro is governed by the Metro Act as per the notification issued in 2009.
The cost of the project has increased to Rs 4,321 crore from Rs 2,356 crore.
Rinfra has built the 11.40 km Metro Rail running east-west between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar.
Work on Phase I began in 2007, but the project missed multiple deadlines because of lack of right of way, changes in design and lack of approvals from the railways.
Each of the colourful rakes with four coaches of the Metro will have a capacity of around 375 commuters or around 1,500 commuters per service, zooming above the city between the two points — Versova-Ghatkopar — with a total of 12 elevated stations en route.
The company said it will operate 200-250 services a day, carrying around 11 lakh passengers.
Metro I will reduce travel time on the 12-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor to 21 minutes as against one hour that it takes to cover the stretch by road.
The work on the project began in February 2009, but progress was slow because of right of way issues, lack of approval from railways, etc.
The system will initially handle 7 lakh commuters per day and eventually up to 11 lakh. There will be as many as 270-280 services per day from Monday, when the trains begin operation from 5.30am to midnight.
Apart from tickets, commuters can also buy token or smart cards, and the network will have state-of-the-art security systems and escalators at the stations.
Mumbai's first metro railway link, which will connect the northwestern suburb of Versova-Andheri with Ghatkopar on the northeastern fringe soon, is expected to be a game changer for the megapolis' realty landscape, property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has said.
Areas which would benefit from metro connectivity have already seen a price appreciation of 400 per cent over the past eight years, and this trend is set to continue with the metro railway link's imminent launch.
According to JLL, with the commencement of the project, surrounding regions would definitely experience a boom in terms of new offerings and price hikes, since developers' interest here has increased.
The final decks for the commercial run of Mumbai Metro were cleared on Thursday when the Railway Board approved the rolling stocks, rakes and electrification.
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