Name war ends, as 'Mumbai Metro' logo revealed

Those scowling that the city's first Metro will bear a corporate's insignia may ease into a smile. The Metro banners will sport ‘Mumbai Metro' more prominently as part of the rail logo, than the names of Reliance Infrastructure or Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), whose joint venture the rail is.

The new logo will be seen at all stations on the VAG Metro line

In a press briefing held at the Azad Nagar Metro car depot in Andheri (West), the Reliance-led Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) showcased the new logo that will be displayed on the banners at all stations on the 11.04-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) Metro rail corridor.

The logo design had been a sore point between the MMRDA and MMOPL for over a year. There was widespread opposition to trains and stations bearing ‘Reliance Metro' logo, especially from political parties Shiv Sena and the Republican Party Of India (Athawale).

A minister from the ruling Congress-NCP combine in the state had even declared during the inauguration of the Wadala-Chembur Monorail that the Metro would be called Mumbai Metro no
matter what, and that the authorities concerned should change the logo at the earliest.

On April 6, mid-day had reported (‘Now, Mumbai Metro hits logo hurdle') how days away from inauguration, Metro stations and trains continued to sport the ‘Reliance Metro' logo, with MMOPL officials saying that MMRDA was still to give them the new logo. Now that the issue has been resolved, the Mumbai Metro will be called just that.