Red Line Mumbai Metro: Stations, timings and fare

To provide better civilian transportation access, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) decided to lay a 31.5 km long metro route known as the Red line. The red line metro route will connect Dahisar East, Mira Bhayandar, Andheri East, and CSIA Terminal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid its foundation in October 2015. The NDB (New Development Bank) and ADB (Asian Development Bank) are providing partial financing for the metro route through ODA loans (Official Development Assistance).

Comprising both underground and elevated metro lines, the red line metro route in Mumbai (7, 7A, 9) is 31.5 Km long with 23 station stops (7 elevated and three underground approved, and 14 elevated under-construction).

Phase 1 of the red line metro route was made accessible to the public in April 2022. This route connects Dahisar East to Aarey via nine metro station stops. Line 7 was made fully operational in January 2023. Once constructed, the red line metro route will connect other major metro lines and bus and rail services through numerous interchanges.

City	Mumbai
Route	Red Line (7)
Total stops	14
Starts station	Dahisar East
End station	Gundavali (formally Andheri East)
Distance	16.4 KM
Operating time	6:00 AM to 10:30 PM

Red line metro route Mumbai: Metro stations

Running at an approximate 80 km/hr speed, Mumbai’s red line route (7) runs every 10 to 12 minutes. Only ten elevated stations out of the fourteen are operational, covering Dahisar East to Aarey. The metro Red Line 7 will be extended to Mira Bhayandar at Metro Line 9 and CSMIA International Airport as metro 7A.

The Red Line 7 metro route in Mumbai connecting Dahisar East to Andheri East has the following metro stations:

Operational

1. Dahisar East
2. Ovaripada
3. RashtriyaUdyan
4. Devipada
5. Magathane
6. Poisar(formerly Mahindra & Mahindra)
7. Akurli(formerly Bandongri)
8. Kurar(formerly Pushpa Park)
9. Dindoshi(formerly Pathanwadi)
10. Aarey
11. Goregaon East(formerly Mahanand)
12. Jogeshwari E(formerly JVLR junction)
13. Mogra
14. Gundavali (formerly Andheri East)

According to the  data posted on June 11, 2023 by Maha Metro Mumbai Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOCL), the total number of passengers on the Mumbai Metro Lines 2A and 7  have crossed the 3 crore mark.  On the Metro 7 line, Devipada is the least used station and Gundavali is the most used station.

Red Line: Faster Commutes

Places to visit via the red line metro route in Mumbai

A well-routed metro line helps commuters travel easily. The red line metro route allows them to travel from CSIA Terminal 2, Mira Bhayandar, Dahisar East and Andheri East with 23 stations. These stations include significant stops in the city as well. The red line metro route also connects with the green line at the Miragaon Station terminal.

Red Line: Reliable transit solution

The red line metro has three phases. Line 7 corridor at Dahisar connects to Mira Bhayandar(N) at line 9. In the south, the Andheri line connects to CSMIA terminal 2 as metro line 7A.

Lines 7, 7A and 9 are collectively called the red line metro in Mumbai.

 

Top attractions	The nearest station with a distance
Mandapeshwar Caves	Ovari Pada- 2.5 km
Sanjay Gandhi National Park	Rashtriya Udyan-450 m
NL Garden	Dahisar East- 700 m
Essel World	Rashtriya Udyan- 950 m
Aksa Beach	Aarey- 240 m
Vaghdevi Waterfalls	Ovari Pada- 650 m

 

Red line metro route expansion in the future

Only one red line metro project phase(red line 7) has been inaugurated as of 2022. The next step in the big project is to construct the red line route 7A that will run from Andheri East to CSIA Terminal 2 and route line 9 from Dahisar East to Mira Bhayandar.

Once done, the red line metro route will be 31.05 km long and have 23 stations.

 

Red line 7 metro route map

For red line route 7 in Mumbai, the starting station is Dahisar East, and the journey ends at Gundavali (formerly Andheri East).

The metro line has 14 stops, out of which four are still under construction. The active ten stops cover the journey from Dahisar East terminal to Aarey. The metro leaves at a frequency of around 12 minutes.

 

Source: Pinterest 

 

Red line metro route Mumbai: Construction information

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), in 2015, signed a deal with MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) for line 7’s development. The Mumbai metro’s red line route is supposed to be 31.05 km long and has 23 stations. The MMRDA owns the red line metro. In 2019, they established a new department called MMOCL (Maha Mumbai Metro Operations Corporation) to maintain and overlook all the metro route services under it.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and New Development Bank (NDB) are responsible for financing the project under ODA loans. In October 2015, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone, and the project began. To add more routes in the entire line, in September 2018, Maharashtra’s government gave the green light to extend the metro routes to CSIA Terminal 2 (line 7A) and Mira Bhayandar (line 9), the total cost of which was Rs 6,518 crore.

The first phase finished on April 2, 2022, and the Prime Minister conducted the inauguration of route line 7. The red line route 7 is 16.5 km long and connects Aarey to Dahisar East with nine stations in between, which are all fully operational. The line will have additionally elevated five more stops ending in Andheri East, all under construction. The line’s primary colour (red) was made known to the public on February 28, 2020. The whole construction is expected to be finished by December 2024.

 

Red line metro route Mumbai: Schedule

The red line 7 metro route runs daily from Dahisar to Aarey with nine stops, as the other five are still under construction. Its daily timings are from 6 AM to 10 PM.

1. The first train from Dahisar East leaves at 6:00 AM.
2. The frequency of the trains is 10-12 minutes.
3. The last train from Dahisar leaves at 10:30 PM.
4. The first train leaves from Aarey at 6:00 AM.
5. The last train to depart from Aarey is at 9:24 PM.

 

Day	Operating hours	Frequency
Sunday	6: 00AM to 10:30 PM	10-12 mins
Monday	6:00 AM to 10:30 PM	10-12 mins
Tuesday	6:00 AM to 10:30 PM	10-12 mins
Wednesday	6:00 AM to 10:30 PM	10-12 mins
Thursday	6:00 AM to 10:30 PM	10-12 mins
Friday	6:00 AM to 10:30 PM	10-12 mins
Saturday	6:00 AM to 10:30 PM	10-12 mins

 

Red Line: Sustainable transportation

The red line metro fare is charged according to the distance travelled by a commuter.

• For 3-12 km- Rs 20
• For 12-18 km- Rs 30
• For 18-24 km- Rs 40
• For 24-30 km- Rs 50

Commuters who use the metro services daily can buy electronic smart cards from authorised channels. They only need to pay a sum of Rs 50 for the card. The card allows 45 trips for 30 days. The ticketing is managed by paper or mobile QR-based tickets as of now.

Red line metro route Mumbai: Contact details

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)

BANDRA-KURLA COMPLEX

MMRDA OFFICE BUILDING,

C-14 & 15, E BLOCK BANDRA (EAST),

MUMBAI – 400 051

Phone: +91-22-26594000

Fax No. : +91-22-2659 1264

 

FAQs

How long is the red line metro route in Mumbai?

The entire length of the red line metro is 31.05 km.

How many stations are operational in the red line metro route?

9 out of 14 stops along the red line, route seven is currently operational. It covers a journey from Dahisar East to Aarey.

 

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