As many as 20,482 passengers used the newly-opened underground corridor of Mumbai Metro Line 3, or Aqua Line, Phase 1 till 9 pm on the first day of its full-fledged operation on Tuesday officials said

The 33.5-km long rail line running along Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ is the first underground metro corridor of Mumbai. It will connect the Cuffe Parade business district in the extreme south of the city to SEEPZ in the north-central area with 26 underground and one at-grade station.

Mumbai's first underground Metro corridor, Aqua Line Phase-1, opens to low ridership of 15,713 on its inaugural day, far below expectations.

The 12.69km Aarey Colony JVLR-BKC stretch is part of the Aqua Line, which extends from Aarey to Colaba. In total, the Metro Line 3 is 33.5km-long

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Mumbai's first underground Metro corridor, the aqua line's phase-1, stretching from Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) to Aarey became operational for the public on Monday morning

As new Mumbai Metro 3 line wows commuters with massive stations, mid-day gives you a walkthrough, flags issues and offers solutions

Mumbai's first underground Metro corridor, stretching from Bandra-Kurla Complex to Aarey became operational for the public on Monday.