Primary Systems
Mumbai's public transport primarily comprises the famed suburban railway lines, the bus services of the three municipalities making up the metropolitan area, public cabs/taxis and auto rickshaws, as well as ferry services:
- Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST)
It has a fleet of single and double decker buses and A.C. Kinglong buses as well. Along with this, the other two municipalities making the metropolitan area run their own public services:
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- Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) operates its A.C. Volvo buses from Navi Mumbai to Bandra, Dadar, Mantralaya & Borivali and non ac buses from Navi-Mumbai to Mulund (East & West).
- Thane Municipal Transport (TMT) operates its buses from Thane to Mulund and Borivali.
- Suburban electric trains:
- Western Railway, running between Churchgate and Virar. There are plans to extend this service up to Dahanu in near future.
- Central Railway, running between Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Karjat/Kasara.
- Harbour Railway, running between Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Panvel / Andheri. A new line has extended the Harbour Line from Thane to Vashi/Panvel.
- Public taxi/autorickshaw services:
- Black and yellow metered taxis
- Radio Taxis: Silver Green run by Meru and Yellow Red by Gold cabs and Black by Mega cabs.
- Blue and silver airconditioned metered taxis known as Cool Cabs
- Black and yellow metered Autorickshaws which are not allowed in the Central area (between Colaba & Mahim in the West and Colaba and Sion in the East) of the city.
- Waterway services:
- Ferry services connect Vashi (in Navi Mumbai) to the Gateway of India.
- Ferry services are available to visit Elephanta Caves and to nearby places such as Alibaug, Rewas and Mandwa.
- Ferry services is also available in northern Mumbai, across the Manori Creek. The barges operate at regular intervals across the shallow creek linking Manori to Malad
- Ferry also connects Versova and Madh Island
You can use various web sites like www.smartshehar.com and their web (www.smartshehar.com/busapp & www.smartshehar.com/trainapp) and android apps (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartshehar.dashboard.app) to help your commute using public transport in Mumbai.
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