MUMBAI -- India's first fully underground subway line began running Monday here in the country's commercial capital, in an effort to alleviate worsening congestion in a metropolitan area that is home to 18 million people.
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India opens Mumbai subway line to reduce traffic, pollution
Country's first fully underground rail funded partly by Japan yen loans
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, front, attended a ceremony on Oct. 5 to inaugurate Mumbai Metro Line 3. (Photo by Takanori Okabe)
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