A 350-metre foot overbridge (FOB) could help commuters heading to Bandra Terminus bypass the menace of duplicitous auto drivers and the chaos outside Bandra station. (Pics/Rajendra B. Aklekar)
Updated On: 2024-10-30 02:33 PM IST
Compiled by : ronak mastakar
Auto drivers charge Rs 30-40 per passenger to ferry them between the station and terminus, dropping them off at the north end (towards Khar)
The distance is nearly 400 metres because an existing south entry/exit gate of Bandra Terminus, which includes a booking office and circulating area, has been sealed by Railways
The only other entry/exit point at Bandra Terminus is at the extreme north end. With the only available entry/exit point being at the extreme north end, the distance seems longer between the station and the terminus
Railways has been pushing for extensive use of the entry/exit near Khar station, but there isn’t much signage indicating where commuters at the station must go to reach Bandra station
At present, linking together small FOBs, Western Railway (WR) has a 1.2-km FOB or skywalk that links the Churchgate end of Khar suburban station to the Churchgate end of Bandra Terminus. It traverses the entire length of the terminus, passing over platform 1
