On Thursday June 5,2014, the Railway Board issued the final sanction, making the corridor safe for public
use
The 11.07 km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor would be inaugurated and
the first commercial metro train will be flagged off on Sunday June 08,2014
From Monday June 09,2014 onwards office-goers will benefit from the latest East-West connectivity in Mumbai.
The metro service comes four months after the city got the country's
first monorail between suburban Chembur and Wadala on February 01,2014
Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL)has fixed a minimum fare of Rs 10 and a maximum Rs 40 for a one way journey
Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan inaugurates Mumbai's first Metro,
starting from Versova station. Tina and Anil Ambani were also present.
After
refusing to turn up over the dispute of fares, Maharashtra Chief
Minister Prithviraj Chavan did finally inaugurate the Metro service on
Sunday in Mumbai.
In the run-up to the inauguration, CM Prithviraj Chavan had
threatened to boycott the event if the Anil Ambani's Reliance
Infrastructure-led consortium of Mumbai Metro One did not roll back the
fares.
Reliance
did not budge an inch, and Chavan was left with no choice but to turn
up for the inauguration along with deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
The first train was flagged off at 10.10am from Versova near Andheri on the western suburbs of Mumbai.
However,
the first service became memorable for commuters who had thronged in
large numbers for all the wrong reasons. The first service, which left
Ghatkopar station on the eastern suburbs at 12.20pm, was already 10
minutes beyond schedule when it was held up at Asalpha and Saki Naka for
10 minutes.
Metro One officials attributed the delay due to technical difficulties.
However,
Mumbai commuters did not seem to mind the delay as the air conditioned
coaches provided a respite from the scorching heat outside, not to
mention the novelty of traveling on the first day of the service.
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