Bhayandar | September 9, 2026 — The closure of the main two-wheeler parking facility outside Bhayandar railway station’s west-side entrance has led commuters to park motorcycles on roads, footpaths and other spaces around the station, disrupting traffic and making access difficult, according to a report by Loksatta.
The parking facility had been used by many passengers who travelled to the station by two-wheeler, left their vehicles there and continued their journey by train. With the facility no longer available, commuters have been parking near the station approach roads and on pedestrian areas. Some motorcycles have also reportedly been left below the station’s escalator area.
The resulting obstruction has affected both vehicular movement and pedestrian access outside the station. The station serves a large number of daily rail passengers, and the concentration of two-wheelers around the entrance has added to congestion in an already busy commuter zone.
According to the report, the parking facility was operated by Sakshi Enterprises on a plot in the Mithagar area near the station. A complaint about the facility was filed by advocate Khush Khandelwal of the Hindu Task Force. Following the complaint, the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation cancelled the operator’s licence, after which the main parking facility was shut.
Two other parking facilities are available near the station, but their capacity is limited. They cannot accommodate the large number of vehicles that were earlier parked at the main facility, the report said. As a result, the number of two-wheelers being left on roads and footpaths has increased, directly affecting traffic movement around the station.
The traffic department has begun taking action against vehicles after congestion in the area intensified. However, enforcement has not resolved the underlying shortage of parking capacity created by the closure of the main facility. Commuters who previously relied on the parking service continue to face uncertainty over where to leave their vehicles before boarding trains.
The immediate issue for the station area is therefore twofold: unauthorised or obstructive parking is affecting access, while the available formal parking capacity remains insufficient for existing demand. The report does not specify when an alternative facility will be opened or whether the municipal corporation has announced a replacement arrangement. Until such details are made public, traffic and pedestrian movement around Bhayandar’s west-side station entrance remain affected.
