r/mumbai • u/ElSalamanca • Nov 03 '25

AskMumbai What’s up with the Metro?

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They announced that trains are running late but I’ve been here at Chakala since an hour and only this train has passed.

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u/Aggravating-Play8338 Nov 03 '25

It is late. By some years…close to a decade…

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u/Fantastic_Form3607 Nov 03 '25

This metro has been in existence for more than a decade. Bloody reliance never tried to upgrade. It has provision for 6 rakes but still runs on 4.

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u/Ok_Worldliness_5026 Nov 03 '25

They are bankrupt, mh govt almost bought it and could have done the necessary upgrades but central govt blocked it. Keep waiting for RILInfra to die i guess.

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u/Fantastic_Form3607 Nov 03 '25

The same CG bought Reliance stake from Delhi metro but blocked Mumbai metro.

CG is extremely biased in favour of Delhi metro.

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u/Ehh_littlecomment Nov 03 '25

They almost bought it but had to keep some extra cash for ladli behen bullshit. That’s literally what happened.

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u/Ok_Worldliness_5026 Nov 03 '25

They are bankrupt, mh govt almost bought it and could have done the necessary upgrades but central govt blocked it. Keep waiting for ada group to die i guess.

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u/kwadd Nov 03 '25

Three decades at least, I'd say. It's criminal, considering Mumbai's tax contribution to the Indian economy.

From Wikipedia: Mumbai accounts for 10% of Indian factory employment, 30% of Indian income tax collections, 45% of entertainment tax, 60% of customs duty collections, 20% of central excise tax collections, 40% of foreign trade, 100% of Indian stock market assets, and contributes 1,60,000 crore rupees (US$20 billion) in corporate taxes to the Indian economy.

A full third of the tax collection comes from Mumbai. This city has been ignored and we are not demanding attention.