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CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE350 days agoThe article states the final stretch "from Acharya Atre Chowk to Cuffe Parade was inaugurated by Modi, along with the Navi Mumbai International Airport on 8 October 2025".[1]The last 10.99 km stretch, from Acharya Atre Chowk to Cuffe Parade, opened to passengers and completed the 33.5 km Aqua Line, Mumbai's first fully underground metro with 27 stations. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation's managing director put the line's completion cost at about 30,000 crore rupees.0.66Mexico City Metro Line 1 Fully Reopens After Its Rebuild
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