Residents of the western megapolis, including celebrities like Sanjay Suri and Anubhav Sinha, were eagerly waiting for the weekend as Maharashtra's first Metro Rail was inaugurated Sunday morning.
As soon as the first service for the public started, a few B-Town stars hopped on and enjoyed the ride.
Here's what the celebrities tweeted about Mumbai's new mode of public transport:
Sanjay Suri: Finally, the highest tax paying city gets a metro. Better late than never!
Anubhav Sinha: Congratulations Mumbai!!! #MumbaiMetro
Shantanu Moitra: On the metro ...yippeeee
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Mini Mathur: Going for a ride on the new mumbai metro. Anyone coming?
Evelyn Sharma: Just heard tmrw (8 June) Mumbai metro is starting! Only 10 rs!! So awesome! Means less traffic less pollution Safe travels!
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