Mumbai Metro Lines 9 and 2B open for commuters

Commercial operations on the first phases of Mumbai Metro corridors 9 and 2B began on Wednesday morning a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the routes officials saidWhile Metro Line 9 marks the first direct connectivity between a Mumbai suburb and parts of Thane city in the metropolitan region Line 2B provides the first metro connectivity along Mumbairsquos Harbour LineThe 56km elevated Phase 1 stretch of Metro Line 9 comprises four stations Dahisar East Pandurangwadi Miragaon and Kashigaon Meanwhile the 553km Phase 1 of Metro Line 2B includes five stations Deshbhakt N G Acharya Udyan Diamond Garden Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk Deonar Mankhurd and Maharashtra NagarndashMandaleTravel time between MiraBhayandar and Mumbai to drop to 30 minutesAccording to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority MMRDA Line 9 is expected to reduce travel time between MiraBhayandar in Thane district and Mumbai to around 30 minutes compared to the current one to two hours Built at a cost of Rs 6607 crore the corridor will eventually provide seamless connectivity to south Mumbai through integration with other metro linesWith the addition of these two new corridors Mumbairsquos operational Metro network has expanded to six lines including Line 1 GhatkoparndashAndherindashVersova Line 2A Andheri WestndashDahisar East Line 7 Dahisar EastndashAndheri East and the underground Line 3 ColabandashBandra Kurla ComplexndashSEEPZRevised timetable for Lines 2A and 7 comes into effectThe MMRDA also said a revised timetable for Lines 2A and 7 came into effect on Wednesday aimed at improving frequency predictability and overall commuter experienceFollowing the launch of Line 9 Metro Line 2A will now operate as a standalone corridor between Andheri West and Dahisar East with services running from 550 am to around 11 pm and a peak frequency of about six minutesThe integrated Line 7ndash9 corridor Gundavali to Kashigaon spanning 1979 km will operate from 550 am to 11 pm with a peak frequency of under six minutes and 276 services on weekdaysMetro Line 2B services begin from 6 amMetro Line 2B Phase 1 services commenced at 6 am and will run until around 1030 pm at intervals of approximately nineandahalf minutes operating 209 services dailyThe MMRDA added that the integration of Line 7 with Line 9 enables direct connectivity from Andheri East to MiraBhayandar while Lines 2A and 7 will function as separate corridorsA seamless interchange facility at Dahisar station will allow passengers to switch between Lines 2A and 7 without exiting the ldquopaidrdquo ticketed areaCitizens react as Metro Line 9 and Line 2B open in MumbaiAn X formerly Twitter user on the Metro Line9 inauguration wrote Cost of ticket by Metro Rs 40 by Western Railway local train Rs 10 How much of a gamechanger time will tell Local trains faster frequency cost and connectivity are much better Unfortunately no upgrades on local lines All tracks gifted to slums vote banksCost of ticket by Metro Rs40 by western railway local train Rs10 How much of a game changer time will tell Local trains faster frequency cost n connectivity much better Unfortunately no upgrades on local lines All tracks gifted to slums vote banksmdash Ami Ami11106250 April 7 2026Another commuter expressed relief at the new connectivity This is going to be a relief for commuters travelling by bus even from other destinations Reach Mira Road take the Metro and reach AndheriThis is going to be a relief for commuters travelling by bus even from other destination reach mira road take metro and reach andherimdash Mukteshwar Chaubey AREBABAU April 7 2026Digital India advocates highlighted the metrorsquos tech features One user stated Mumbais metro lines run under MMRDA have 80 per cent paperless ticketing Truly a victory of Digital India Today both CM Fadnavis and DCM Eknath Shinde travelled on the maiden journeys of Metro Line 9 and Metro Line 2B using Mumbai One Cards Apart from this you can book tickets via Mumbai One App via WhatsApp and it is available on 15 popular apps of the ONDC NetworkMumbais metro lines run under MMRDA have 8037 paperless ticketing Truly a victory of Digital India Today both CM Fadnavis and DCM Eknath Shinde traveled on the maiden journeys of Metro Line 9 and Metro Line 2B using Mumbai One Cards Apart from this you can book tickets viahellip pictwittercomYKGHpYv5Jnmdash Vikas Singh INDVikasS April 7 2026With PTI inputs