Mumbai’s Acharya Atre Chowk Metro Station flooded after record rainfall

Just 16 days after its launch, Mumbai’s Acharya Atre Chowk underground metro station was flooded following heavy rains on May 26, 2025.

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00:00Mumbai's brand-new underground metro station got flooded after heavy rains in

00:04the city on May 26, 2025. Operational since May 10, the Acharya Atari Chauk

00:09underground metro station links key business districts Bandra Kurla complex

00:13and Wadli. However, following heavy overnight rainfall, the Aqualine 3

00:17metro station was found submerged. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation said water

00:21entered the under construction entry exit structure at Acharya Atari Chauk

00:25station after a nearby waterline overflowed. The amount of rainfall that

00:29Mumbai received in the last 24 hours broke a 107-year record for the month of

00:33May. A red alert has been issued for Mumbai and neighboring areas of Thane and

00:37Rhaegard in Maharashtra.