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The Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor was chosen as the first line in the master plan to be implemented. The Mumbai Suburban Railway connects Mumbai from north to south. However, east–west connectivity is poor. The Versova-Ghatkopar route had no suburban rail link and was serviced by either BEST buses, autos or taxis. [10]
Versova is the elevated western terminal metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro serving the Seven Bungalows, Yari Road and Versova neighbourhoods of Andheri in Mumbai, India. It opened to the public on 8 June 2014 and consists of two side platforms. [3] The station is located at Seven Bungalows. [4]
Line 1 connects Versova in the Western Suburbs to Ghatkopar in the Central Suburbs, covering a distance of 11.4 kilometres (7.1 mi). [48] It is fully elevated, and consists of 12 stations. [48] Work on the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor, a part of Phase I, began on 8 February 2008.
It is 10 km from airport, 5 km from Andheri Station. Trains from Andheri Station to Churchgate reach in 33 minutes. Lokhandwala complex is also equidistant to Versova Metro Station & DN Nagar Metro Station at 2.1 km each and also close to A102. Both metro stations making the reach to Ghaktkopar, accessible in about 22 mins.
The project aims to ease congestion caused by the spillover of commuters from the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro-1 into the rail premises. A new 12-metre-wide and 75-metre-long foot over bridge (FOB) was constructed to connect the east and west sides of the station, along with platforms 1/2/3/4.
The first 9-car service on the Western line ran on 2 March 1961. The 9-car service has since been phased out and the last service ran on the Western line on 20 November 2012. [23] However, 10 services (six on CR and four on WR) were still operated as 9-car even after that date as the track is shared by the Western line and the Harbour line.
In 2021, UK-based car-sharing company Hiyacar has announced in a survey that Mumbai is the most stressful city in the world for driving. [17] Public transportation options are one of the main factors which were observed for the survey. [18]
Interchange with Red Line 7 on Andheri (East) metro station [196] 188 Worli: वरळी Line 3: Underground Island Under construction – [197] [198] 189 Kashigaon: काशिगाव Line 9: Elevated Side Under construction Also known as Pleasant Park metro station [199] [200]