Mumbai Metro Line-3: Good news for Mumbaikars as the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has announced today, December 30, that Mumbai’s Metro Line 3,
also known as the Aqua Line, will operate through the night on January 1, 2026, offering safe and convenient travel for commuters celebrating New Year’s Eve. According to the MMRC, the special extended night service will start after 10:30 pm on December 31, 2025, and continue until 5:55 am on January 1, 2026. Regular metro services will resume from 5:55 am on January 1. This initiative aims to ensure uninterrupted connectivity during the festive period, allowing citizens to enjoy celebrations without travel concerns. MMRC has urged passengers to plan their journeys accordingly. On October 8, Mumbai Metro Line 3, which runs along the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ corridor, became fully operational, marking a major milestone in the city’s transport network. The 33.5-km underground corridor, funded with Japanese assistance through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), now connects Aarey in the north to Cuffe Parade in the south. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the final stretch of Mumbai Metro Line 3 between Acharya Atre Chowk and Cuffe Parade stations at a ceremony held at the Navi Mumbai International Airport. The event marked the completion of the entire corridor and was attended by several dignitaries, including Japan’s Ambassador to India, ONO Keiichi; Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat; Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis; Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu; and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, among others. The presence of senior leaders underscored the project’s significance for Mumbai’s urban transport infrastructure and Indo-Japanese cooperation. Speaking at the event, PM Modi called the underground metro "a living symbol of a developing Bharat," praising the engineers and workers for completing the project in Mumbai's dense urban setting while protecting its heritage structures. The project, implemented by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL), received Japanese ODA loans worth JPY 354,132 million, out of a total project cost of JPY 680,692 million. It is the city's first fully underground metro system, connecting major landmarks such as Bandra-Kurla Complex, Dharavi, Mumbai International Airport, and MIDC. In a post on X, Mumbai Metro announced about the same, that the Aqua Line will operate throughout the night on New Year’s Eve, with special night services running from 10:30 pm on December 31, 2025, until 5:55 am on January 1, 2026. The post also noted that regular metro services will resume from 5:55 am on January 1 and urged commuters to celebrate responsibly while enjoying comfortable and convenient travel.
With inputs from ANI.
