The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Friday said services on metro rail lines 2A and 7 between Andheri and Dahisar in north-western Mumbai will be operated till 12:20 am instead of the current closing time of 10:30 pm between October 19 and 23 in view of Navratri.
Line 7 is an elevated corridor on the Western Express Highway between Dahisar and Gundivali in Andheri East, while Line 2A runs above New Link Road between Dahisar and Andheri West. The two lines are connected.
Informing about the same, MMRDA said, “The last trains on the two lines will depart at 12:20 am and reach their destinations at 1:33 am. With this extension in timings, 14 more trips will be added to the schedule, with a headway of 15 minutes”.
In addition, the authority said, “It will take the total number of trips on weekdays to 267, while this figure will be 252 and 219 for Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The decision was taken by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for the comfort of commuters during Navratri,” MMRDA added.
Due to Navratri, during which ‘garba’ events are widespread, there will be a requirement for late-night travel and this decision will bring relief to people, who can enjoy the festivities with more enthusiasm, the release quoted Shinde as saying.
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