Mumbai rains: Underground metro station inundated; Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation suspends services to Worli
The Hindu
Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation suspends operations due to flooding at Acharya Atre Chowk station, raising construction quality concerns.
Operations on the Metro line 3 between Acharya Atre Chowk and Worli were suspended on Monday (May 26, 2025), after heavy rains inundated an underground station, officials said.
The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) was forced to suspend the operation after flooding was reported at the underground Acharya Atre Chowk station.
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The inundation inside the metro station has raised concerns about construction quality and monsoon preparedness of the underground metro station on the 33-km long Colaba-BKC-Aarey JVLR underground metro corridor.
Mumbai metro rail corporation has said in a statement that due to continuous rainfall in Mumbai, waterlogging occurred at the under-construction entrance/exit of Aatreya Chowk Metro Station near Dr. Annie Besant Road. This incident happened due to the collapse of a water-retaining wall caused by sudden water inflow from a sewerage drain.
The affected entrance/exit is currently under construction and not open to passengers.
As a precautionary measure, Metro services between Worli and Aatreya Chowk have been temporarily suspended.
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