Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will flag off trial runs for the city’s two new metro rail lines on the Charkop-Dahisar-Aarey route of Metro 2A and 7, starting May 31. These two lines will be fully operational from January 2022, with the first phase of Metro-2A (Dahisar-Aarey) and Metro-7 (Dahanukarwadi to Aarey) commencing from October.
: Friday, May 14, 2021, 11:53 PM IST
Mumbai Metro: Train operators all set to start trial runs on lines 2A & 7 this month
Metro Trial Run
Mumbai, May14: As the 20 km section of the Metro Line 2 A from Dahisar E to Andheri E and Line 7 from Dahisar to DN Nagar, Andheri is being spruced up for the trial run in initial stage starting from May end, the Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation (MMMOCL) train operators are all set to take up the new job.
According to the MMMOCL, train operators and their trainers (Line Supervisor & SMs) have been given vital on job training about the specifications and operations of Catenary Maintenance Vehicle (CMV). They also underwent various brake like EBD (Emergency Braking Distance) tests at various speeds and driving tests at the Charkop Depotto get a better understanding. Coupling & uncoupling operation with train set also performed.