India, April 7 -- The partial inauguration of metro line 9, connecting Kashigaon to Dahisar East, on Tuesday will bring significant changes to metro operations in the city's western suburbs.

Currently there are four metro lines in the western suburbs, metro 1 (Versova-Ghatkopar), metro 2A (Dahisar East-Andheri West), metro 3 (Aarey JVLR-Cuffe Parade), and metro 7 (Dahisar East-Gundavali). Today, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will inaugurate phase 1 of metro 9 and 2B (Mandale-Diamond Garden), constructed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). Both lines are set to begin commercial operations from Wednesday.

Following the launch, metro line 7 will be extended up to Kashigaon through its integration with metro ...