Overview

• The last leg runs from Science Centre in Worli to Cuffe Parade and adds 11 stations, including Mumbai Central, Girgaon, CSMT, Hutatma Chowk and Churchgate.
• Mumbai Metro 3 released interior visuals of the Worli Science Centre station, signaling commuter-ready finishes ahead of the launch.
• The 33.5 km Aqua Line was built at a reported cost of Rs 37,276 crore with 26 underground stations and one at grade, backed by Japanese ODA through JICA.
• Engineers completed about 54.5 km of tunnelling with up to 17 tunnel boring machines deployed simultaneously during construction.
• Once fully operational, expected benefits include a roughly 45‑minute trip from Cuffe Parade to the domestic airport, better suburban rail interchanges at Mumbai Central, Churchgate and CSMT, and reduced road congestion and emissions.