Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to inaugurate the final 9 km Worli (Acharya Atre Chowk)–Cuffe Parade segment on September 30, completing the 33.5 km, 27-station Aqua Line.
• The closing stretch adds key South Mumbai stops including Science Museum, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai Central, CSMT, Hutatma Chowk, Churchgate, Vidhan Bhavan, and Cuffe Parade.
• Operator guidance lists first trains at 05:55 and last at 22:30, peak frequencies of about every 6–6.5 minutes, and fares ranging from Rs 10 to Rs 70 with longer end‑to‑end trips typically Rs 60–80.
• End‑to‑end travel times are expected to fall sharply, with Aarey–Colaba around 60 minutes and Cuffe Parade–Aarey cut from roughly 90–100 minutes to about 54 minutes.
• Funding is led by JICA at about 60% with central and state shares covering the rest, as costs for the project have risen to Rs 37,276 crore from an earlier Rs 23,136 crore, including Rs 9,785 crore for the final phase; construction navigated heritage constraints and the Aarey car‑shed dispute.