Mumbai Metro | Somaiya asks MMRDA and Reliance to increase number of coaches on Metro 1
Mumbai: A letter has been written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also heads Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) by Kirit Somaiya, BJP MP of Mumbai to increase the number of coaches from four to six for convenience of passengers of Metro 1 which operates from Versova to Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) corridor it’s the city’s only operational Mumbai Metro One route. Wrote to CM @Dev_Fadnavis to ask MMRDA & Reliance Metro to increase capacity of Ghatkopar Versova Metro. Need to convert all 4 Coach Metro Trains/Rakes into 6 Coach Metro. Presently during peak hours it"s running to 140% of normal @BJP4Maharashtra @rajtoday pic.twitter.com/B8oNjtCBsJ — Kirit Somaiya (@KiritSomaiya) July 2, 2018 Line 1 started operations on 8 June 2014. It has the eighth highest passenger density of any metro line and as said Mumbai is the city which never sleeps works at the best, metro starts at it usual time The 1st train leaves from Versova at 05...