The much-awaited Mumbai Metro expansion has finally been completed, and it started its operations on Wednesday (April 8), in the first phase of Mumbai Metro corridors
9 and 2B. This comes a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the mass-transit routes. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) shared a post on X, with the video message of the first passenger of the newly inaugurated metro line. While the Metro 9 marks the first direct connectivity between a suburb in Mumbai and a part of Thane city in the metropolitan region, the Line 2B will provide the first metro connectivity on the Harbour Line in Mumbai.
What First Passenger Said?
Mira Road resident Girish Bawaskar was the first passenger to board from the new terminus using a digital ticket. He called it an "emotional and historic moment".
He further described the launch as a reflection of a "dream turning into a reality through incredible teamwork".
Watch His Video Here
मेट्रो आमच्या दारी आली, स्वप्न सत्यात उतरले याचा अनुभव घेण्यासाठी आज प्रवास केला.
- गिरीश बावीस्कर, मेट्रो मार्गिका ९ वर प्रवास करणारे पहिले प्रवासी!
A moment to remember. A journey that begins today.
Meet Girish Baviskar, the first ticket holder on Metro Line 9.… pic.twitter.com/E7DC1ZgTfG— MMRDA (@MMRDAOfficial) April 8, 2026
Stations Under Metro Line 9 and 2B
The 5.6-km elevated Phase 1 stretch of Metro Line 9 comprises four stations, Dahisar East, Pandurangwadi, Miragaon and Kashigaon.
The 5.53-km Phase 1 of Metro Line 2B has five stations, including Deshbhakt N G Acharya Udyan (Diamond Garden), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk, Deonar, Mankhurd and Maharashtra Nagar–Mandale.
How Will This Help With Mumbai Traffic?
According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Line 9 is expected to cut travel time between Mira-Bhayandar in Thane district and Mumbai to around 30 minutes from the current one to two hours.
Built at Rs 6,607 crore, it will eventually provide seamless connectivity to south Mumbai through interlinking with other lines. With the addition of the two new lines, Mumbai's operational Metro network has expanded to six corridors, including Line 1 (Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova), Line 2A (Andheri West-Dahisar East), Line 7 (Dahisar East-Andheri East) and the underground Line 3 (Colaba-Bandra Kurla Complex-SEEPZ).
It said that with the inauguration of Line 9, Metro Line 2A will now operate as a standalone corridor between Andheri West and Dahisar East, with services from 5.50 am till around 11 pm and a peak frequency of about six minutes.
Timings of Mumbai Metro 9 and 2B
The integrated Line 7-9 corridor (Gundavali to Kashigaon), spanning 19.79 km, will operate from 5.50 am to 11 pm, with a peak frequency of under six minutes and 276 services on weekdays.
Metro Line 2B (Phase 1) services commenced at 6 am and will run till around 10.30 pm at intervals of approximately nine-and-a-half minutes, operating 209 services daily, according to officials.
