Metro Green Line: Trials to be held in August this year, say sources

Train trials will begin on a 105km stretch that contains a total of ten stations on the WadalaThane Green Lines 4 and 4A in AugustWhile the Green Line 4 mdash from Wadala to Kasarvadavli mdash is a 3232km elevated corridor in the eastern suburbs with 30 stations Line 4A is its 27km extension from Kasarvadavli to Gaimukh which comprises two stations and is nearly completeThe trials which include the alignments of Line 4 and 4A will be undertaken from Cadbury Junction to Gaimukh and apart from these stations include those of Majiwada Kapurbawadi Manpada TikujiNiWadi Dongripada Vijay Garden Kasarvadavli and GownipadaWork on Mumbai Metro projects has been proceeding at a steady pace over the past few years and the project is now in the delivery phase On April 16 2025 trial runs began on the 55km Diamond GardenMandale stretch of Mumbai Metro Line 2B on May 9 the underground Aqua Line 3 was extended between BKC and Worli and on May 14 the train trial run of Phase 1 of Red Line 9 commenced marking Metro connectivity between Mumbai and Thane districts While the entire Red Line 9 has eight stations including Dahisar Pandurang Wadi Miragaon Kashigaon Sai Baba Nagar Meditiya Nagar Shahid Bhagat Singh Garden and Subhash Chandra Bose Stadium in the first phase the first four stations till Kashigaon will be functionalThe trials which include the alignments of Line 4 and 4A will be undertaken from Thanersquos Cadbury Junction to Gaimukh PicsSahil PednekarPitlineSince the car shed of this line is not ready the Metro team has worked out a ldquopit linerdquo beyond the terminal station where trains can be parked and maintained This will be a temporary arrangement till the depot at Mogharpada for this line is ready A pit line is a railway track with a depression or pit along its length allowing for access to the underside of trains for cleaning inspection and maintenanceBack on trackldquoSince Dr Sanjay Mukherjee took charge as Metropolitan Commissioner MMRDA has taken focused steps to eliminate hurdles that had stalled several Metro projects across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Many of these delays were due to landrelated and implementation challenges Under his leadership MMRDA has systematically resolved these issues to bring projects back on track The approach is clear ensure that completed stretches are made operational without waiting for the entire corridor to be readyrdquo an official said3232 kmLength of Metro Green Line 4atOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params