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Six-coach Mumbai Metro Blue Line 1 plan gains momentum amid crowding and upcoming BMC elections
Updated On: 07 November, 2025 06:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Tendering process begins for adding two more rakes to Blue Line 1 (Versova–Andheri–Ghatkopar) trains; could greatly ease rush-hour crowding

Commuters at Ghatkopar Metro station on July 9. PIC/ATUL KAMBLE
A fresh political and administrative push has revived plans to run six-coach trains on Mumbai Metro Blue Line 1 (Versova–Andheri–Ghatkopar), a long-discussed upgrade from the present four-coach configuration. The coming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election might act as a political trigger for the much-needed push.
The move aims to ease rush-hour crowding and boost carrying capacity significantly, but sources and stakeholders acknowledge the proposal remains tangled in disputes, financing questions, and operational complexity.
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