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Calcutta Metro started in 24 October 1984 and Delhi went on Metro on 24 December 2002, Banglore's Namma Metro started on 20 October 2011, Gurgaon Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon started on 14 November 2013 and finally Mumbai's metro on 8th June 2014.
There are many more cities in India to go on Metro. The biggest metro in plan is Delhi's National Capital Region Metro, which will be 381 Km long and it will be on track on 2021.
The Owner of the Mumbai Metro is Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority wchich is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It has Three Phases and Number of stations are 12 (Line 1) at present. The Daily ridership is estimated as 1.5 million (Line 1 estimate).
The Length of the Metro train is 4-6 coaches. The train has Track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) and it will have the average speed 33 km/h (21 mph) and Top speed will be 80 km/h (50 mph).
The Mumbai Metro system serving city of Mumbai to reduce traffic congestion in the city, and it will be built in three phases over a 15-year period. It is expected to be completed in 2021. On completion, the core system will have three high-capacity metro railway lines, with a total of 63 kilometres (39 mi). This Mumbai Metro is operated by Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), a joint venture company formed by Reliance Infrastructure, Veolia Transport and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
On June 2006, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the first phase of the Mumbai Metro project, and then construction work started in February 2008. A successful trial was conducted in May 2013, then finally today 8th June 2014 Mumbai Metro has started its operations.
