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Mumbai Metro One runs short-loop services on busy stretch to ease crowd
Mumbai Metro One has introduced short-loop services on the Andheri-Ghatkopar stretch during evening peak hours to reduce waiting time and ease crowding at stations like Marol Naka. Under the new mixed-loop pattern,…
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Mumbai Metro One has introduced short-loop services on the Andheri-Ghatkopar stretch during evening peak hours to reduce waiting time and ease crowding at stations like Marol Naka. Under the new mixed-loop pattern, one train runs between Ghatkopar and Andheri, followed by another on the regular Ghatkopar-Versova route.
The change increases carrying capacity by over 20 per cent, adding about 28,000 commuter trips daily, and benefits more than 85 per cent of passengers on that route. Weekday services have risen from 476 to 484. Commuters have demanded the arrangement be extended to morning peak hours, when crowding is also heavy. A passenger noted the operator has not added any new coaches in 12 years and called for more rolling stock to meet long-term demand.
The Indian Opinion
The sky-is-falling narrative about Mumbai’s infrastructure can obscure real progress. Metro One’s short-loop on the Andheri-Ghatkopar route cuts headway to three minutes and adds 28,000 trips daily. Passenger Sandesh Panchal rightly notes that 12 years without a fleet upgrade cannot be masked by operational tweaks. The test will be whether the operator adds rolling stock to meet morning-peak demand, or defaults to another press release.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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