Page 2 - Make Its Debut News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Mumbai’s suburban rail network lives up to the moniker of being the city’s “lifeline” by transporting over 7.5 million passengers daily. However, lack of suitable last mile connectivity in the network causes passengers to rely on unsustainable modes for their last mile commutes. This significantly affects the advantages of high patronage of public transport and contributes to severe congestion on roads. The railways’ wide geographical presence across the city and access to 45% of the city’s commuters can be utilised to develop stations as the harbinger of futuristic and sustainable modes of transport for all of Mumbai.
Mumbai’s transportation scenario has traditionally been an intriguing jigsaw. The city has among the highest share of public transport usage in the world, with over 45% of commuters using the city’s elaborate suburban rail network and BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport) buses (MCGM 2016). At the same time, Mumbai is also recognis ....

United States , Hong Kong , New Delhi , India General , Tilak Nagar , Eteläuomen Läi , World Bank , District Of Columbia , Geetam Tiwari , Pallavi Kulkarni , Sujaya Rathi , Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj , Prabhat Shrivastava , World Bank Group , World Resource Institute Cities Hub , Municipal Corporation Of Greater Mumbai , Indian Railway , Mumbai Suburban Railway System , Centre For Urban , Mckinsey Co , Indian Institute For Human Settlements , Ministry Of Urban Development , Transit Oriented Development , Research Working Paper No , Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation , Mountain Institute ,