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Mumbai Metro Line 3 To Run Overnight For Ganpati Visarjan
Mumbai Metro Line 3 will run all night during Anant Chaturdashi.
This is the final and busiest day of the Ganesh festival.
Many people will travel to watch or join Ganpati idol immersion processions.
The special metro service will help devotees get home more easily.
It may also reduce the need for private vehicles.
Girgaon Chowpatty is preparing for large crowds and has added facilities and security.
Lalbaugcha Raja has announced when its final viewing queues will close.
The main immersion processions are planned for Friday, September 25.
Mumbai Metro Line 3 will operate throughout the night on Anant Chaturdashi for Ganpati immersion devotees.
The overnight service is intended to provide safer, more convenient connectivity as immersion processions continue into the early morning.
Ganesh Visarjan preparations, including booths, tents and security arrangements, are underway at Girgaon Chowpatty.
Mumbai’s major immersion processions are scheduled for Friday, September 25, amid expectations of large crowds.
Lalbaugcha Raja’s Charansparsh Darshan queue closed at 6 am on September 24, while its Mukh Darshan queue closed at midnight.
- Who
- Mumbai Metro Line 3, Ganpati devotees, immersion organisers and the Lalbaugcha Raja mandal.
- What
- Mumbai Metro Line 3 will operate overnight for Ganpati Visarjan on Anant Chaturdashi.
- Where
- Across Mumbai, including major immersion locations such as Girgaon Chowpatty and the Lalbaug area.
- When
- The special service is planned for Anant Chaturdashi; major immersion processions are scheduled for Friday, September 25, 2026.
- Why
- To provide additional, safer and more convenient public transport for devotees attending late-night immersion processions.
Key facts
- Special service
- Mumbai Metro Line 3 will run throughout the night on Anant Chaturdashi.
- Festival event
- Ganpati Visarjan, the immersion of Ganesh idols, will continue into the early morning.
- Main procession date
- Friday, September 25, 2026.
- Major immersion site
- Girgaon Chowpatty, where booths, tents and security arrangements were being installed.
- Charansparsh Darshan closing
- The Lalbaugcha Raja queue closed at 6 am on September 24.
- Mukh Darshan closing
- The Lalbaugcha Raja queue closed at midnight on September 24.
Quotes
Mumbai Metro Line 3
Mumbai Metro Line 3, which announced the overnight service arrangement
“Devotees heading to bid farewell to Ganpati Bappa will be able to take advantage of this special service”
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