India, Nov. 4 -- Commuters on Mumbai's underground Metro 3 corridor will have shorter waits during peak hours, with the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) adding 46 weekday train trips from Tuesday. The increase takes the total number of daily services on the 33.5-km Aqua Line, between Aarey-JVLR and Cuffe Parade, from 291 to 337.

According to MMRC, the move will reduce the peak-hour interval between trains from four minutes and 50 seconds to four minutes and 25 seconds.

In a statement, the corporation said the additional trips were intended to improve service frequency, ease overcrowding and reduce commuter waiting times. The revised timetable applies to weekdays, while weekend services will continue under a separate schedule.

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