MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) will receive two additional trains for the city’s first underground metro rail, the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro-3, in March.
This is in addition to the two trains that are currently undergoing testing. Furthermore, with 84% of the work on phase-1 between Aarey and Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) completed, MMRCL officials have been conducting trials of two metro trains from Sariput Nagar to Marol Naka.
The MMRCL needs a total of 31 trains to operate the 33-kilometre route of Metro-3, with the remaining trains for phase-1 scheduled to arrive as per plan. 76% of the work on phase-2 (BKC to Cuffe Parade) is complete, and the car depot facility of Metro-3 will be ready before phase-1 begins, with over 50% of the depot work completed so far.
