The first phase of Mumbai Metro’s Aqua Line, with Metropolis metro trainsets and signalling solutions supplied by Alstom India will commence commercial service soon, connecting the Bandra Kurla Complex business district to Aarey JVLR. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated this line by flagging off the inaugural metro trainset from Aarey JVLR station. Running on 33.5 km, Mumbai Metro’s Aqua Line is one of the longest underground continuous metro stretches in India and first underground metro of Mumbai city.
For the first time in India, the metro cars in India have 75% motorisation, enabling quick acceleration and deceleration thereby bringing about greater efficiency in operations. The trainsets are also equipped with regenerative braking system significantly reducing carbon emissions. These trains are also estimated to reduce 35% of overall traffic and air and noise pollution. They are 96% recyclable and 99% recoverable, with no prohibited substances used.
Alstom’s engagement with Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) for the Aqua Line includes manufacturing of 31 lightweight, fully furnished modern metro trains of 8 cars each, which is one of the biggest rolling stock contracts in the urban sector for the company in India. It also includes signalling solutions.
Ravin Group partnered with J Kumar & Mumbai Metro to contribute to the safety and reliability of Mumbai’s first underground Metro 3 (Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ) or Aqua Line project.
