The wait of Mumbaikars for metro services in the city came to an end when Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan flagged off the first service from Versova Station in the western suburb on Sunday.
The service was launched by Mr. Chavan along with ADAG Chairman Anil Ambani at 10.10 am.
The launch of metro services will revolutionise the commutation of Mumbaikars, Mr. Chavan said after the launch.
With this service, the journey on the 11.4 km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar stretch will reduce to 20 minutes which otherwise takes around 90 minutes at present by road transport.
The launch of the metro services was, however, not without controversy as Mr. Chavan had on Saturday said that he will inaugurate the services only if MMOPL (Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd) adheres to the state government—notified fares. But, later on he agreed to flag-off the service.
Admitting that there was a dispute over the fares, Mr. Chavan expressed the hope that the issue will be resolved through court.
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