MMRDA receives clearance from RDSO for Mumbai Metro Line 2A and 7

MRT Online Desk Posted on: 2022-10-13 07:10:00 Viewer: 10,773 Comments: 0 Country: India City: Mumbai

Mumbai, India (Metro Rail Today): The Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) has given its clearance to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for the remaining sections of Mumbai Metro's Line 2A & 7 corridors.

According to MMRDA officials, the Mumbai Metro Line 2A (Dahisar to DN Nagar) and Line 7 (Dahisar East to Andheri East) have cleared the RDSO (Research Designs and Standards Organisation) testing and will now undergo testing for signalling.

“The RDSO test is an important milestone that has been achieved. In the next few days, the certification will be issued. Now the target to finish the remaining safety clearance is we are processing, so that commissioning of the remaining stretch by the end of this year is achievable,” he said further.

RDSO clearance is an important first step for any Metro rail line for commercial operation to start.

The MMRDA, which is the nodal agency for the construction of Metro Line 2A and 7 along with other Metro lines in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region except the underground line 3 between Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ, had handed over 20 km stretch between Aarey and Dhanukarwadi to the Maha Mumbai Metro Rail Operation Corporation Ltd (MMMOCL) for operation & maintenance in April 2022.

The partially opened Metro Line 2A and 7 are also drawing good responses from commuters, recording an eight lakh ridership per month on average. These two Metro corridors, which comprise 30 stations that pass from the busy Link road and Western Express Highway, are expected to reduce the traffic on roads and decongest the overcrowded local trains on suburban sections once fully operational.

MMRDA has expected 11.37 lakh daily ridership on Metro Line 2A and 7 by 2031.