The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) has
approved share auto-taxi stands outside 28 Metro stations in the suburbs to
provide seamless last mile connectivity to passengers. The stands are being set
up on a six-month pilot project on an experimental basis as there are
possibilities of congestion and traffic snarls in some of the areas.
More than 40 share auto and taxi routes are likely to come up in a few weeks,
with each Metro station having minimum one and maximum three feeder routes.
The routes will connect stations to nearest commercial hubs or thickly
populated housing colonies. While eight stations on Metro line 1 (Versova to
Ghatkopar) and 2A (Andheri West to Dahisar) will have the stands in the
jurisdiction of Andheri RTO, 20 other stations on Metro lines 2A (Andheri
West to Dahisar) and 7 (Gundavali to Dahisar) will have the auto and taxi
stands monitored by the Borivli RTO.
The stands will come outside Metro stations including Versova, DN Nagar,
Andheri, Chakala, Goregaon, Aarey, Dindoshi, Akurli, Poisar, Magathane,
Kandivali, Dahanukarwadi, Ovaripada, Dahisar East, Anand Nagar,
Kandarpada, Malad (W), Rashtriya Udyan, Devipada, Mandpeshwar, Eksar,
Borivli and Shimpoli.