2. About Mumbai…
• Mumbai, which was previously
known as Bombay is a major
metropolitan city of India.
• It is the state capital
of Maharashtra.
• Mumbai (Bombay) lies on the
western coast of India.
• It is a group of seven islands in the
Arabian Sea which lies off the
northern Konkan coast on the
west of Maharashtra state in
India.
3. about Mumbai
• There is a large concentration
of all the commercial and
administrative functions on
the southern end of the
island.
• The only highways that exist
in Mumbai are the East and
West Highways that run
north/south along the eastern
and western coasts of the
island.
• Transportation in Mumbai is a
huge problem, especially due
to the geography of the island.
4. History of mumbai …
• The city of Bombay originally consisted of seven islands, namely
Colaba, Mazagaon, Old Woman's Island, Wadala, Mahim, Parel,
and Matunga-Sion.
• This group of islands, which have since been joined together by a
series of reclamations, formed part of the kingdom of Ashoka, the
famous Emperor of India.
• 1534 - Bombay islands were captured by the Portuguese.
1661 - The islands were gifted in the dowry to Charles II of
England.
1668 - Charles II gave the islands to the East Indian Company on
lease.
1708 - Bombay became the H.Q. of the East India Company.
1862 - The islands were merged to shape one stretch.
1869 - Suez Canal was opened and Bombay developed as an
international port.
1947 - Bombay was declared the capital of Bombay state.
1960 - Bombay was made the capital of Maharashtra.
1995 - The name was changed to Mumbai after the goddess
'Mumbadevi'.
5. Types of transport in Mumbai
Traditional means
• Walking , bullock cart, horse
carriages, bicycles etc.
Local transport
• buses, taxi, auto rickshaw,
metro rails, two wheeler, four
wheeler etc.
Long distance transport
• Railway, road ways ,water and
sea transport.
Aviation
• Airports
6. Bus services
• Mumbai's transport authority,
Bombay Electric Supply and
Transport, popularly called
B.E.S.T runs local buses in the
city.
• These buses cover almost all
the parts of the city.
• There are three types of
buses:-
1) Single decker.
2)double decker.
3)air-conditioned.
7. Public taxi/Autorickshaw services:
• There are two types of taxis in
Mumbai city, Cool Cabs and the
standard black and yellow taxi.
• Taxis are used for long distance
journey.
• Only taxis are allowed within the city
limits, but in the suburbs, the auto
rickshaws are a popular means of
transport.
• Problems:-
• 1)meter hike.
• 2)They don’t go for short distance
journey.
• Strike of taxi /auto driver.
8. Train services
• The Central railway main
lines is from Chatrapati
Shivaji Terminus (CST), to
Kasara and Karjat.
• The Central railway
Harbour line from CST to
Mankhurd, and its
extension upto Bandra on
the Western railway
• the Western railway line
from Churchgate to Virar
9. Problems in train services
• Train transportation is the life
line of Mumbai.
• During rains there is water
logged on the tracks , because
of that manner trains gets
late.
• Some times trains runs for
short routes, because of that
train is over filled by 3-4 times
its seating capacity.
• At Sunday there is always
mega block in mumbai.
• Strike of motor mens.
10. Airways transportation
• Chathrapati Shivaji domestic and
international airport.
• It is the biggest international and
domestic aviation hub of the country.
• Approximately ,45% of air traffic flows
in the airports during peak hours.
• Last year, it handled 1,80,000 landings
and take-off and over 20 million
passengers, with a total of 13.56
million domestic air passengers and
6.73 million international passengers.
• Problems :-1)Visibility of light during
rainy season.
2)strike of aviation staff
11. Traffic woes in Mumbai
• The city seems to be heading for a traffic
disaster with at least 200 cars and 300
two-wheelers being added to its roads
every day, indicating that more people
choose to travel by their own vehicles
instead of using public transport.
• Data available with the state transport
department reveals that until March
2010, 57,846 two-wheelers and 30,118
cars were added to Mumbai’s already
congested roads.
• While the total number of vehicles in
Mumbai has increased by 93,432 since
2009, the number of buses, taxis and auto
rickshaws used as public transport
increased by only 5,083 until March 2010.
12. Reasons for traffic jam in Mumbai
• In present scenario there are
many narrow roads in
Mumbai which leads traffic
problem.
• High proportion of personal
modes.
• Parking vehicles on road side.
• Because of rain, there are
many potholes which slows
down speed of Mumbai.
13. Reasons for traffic jam in Mumbai
• There is no proper
disposal system of waste.
• There is no proper
drainage system due to
which there is water
logging problem.
• Hawkers at the road side .
• Increase in supply of
infrastructure only draws
more traffic onto the
system.
14. Agencies and their responsibilities
• Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA): Co-
ordination and monitoring of the overall project. Implementation of
Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) activities for rail and non-rail
components. Providing counterpart funds on behalf of the Government
of Maharashtra.
• Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC): Implementation of all railway
projects, including coordination of activities of CR, WR and Research
Development & Standards Organization (RDSO).
• Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM): Construction of
ROBs, Pedestrian Subways, SATIS, and Traffic Management.
• Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC):
Construction of JVLR and SCLR.
• BEST: Procurement of Buses.
• Mumbai Traffic Police: Area Traffic Control System.
15. Major development by
government
1)Mumbai metro project-:
• Phase I (2006–2016)
• Versova - Andheri – Ghatkopar - 11.07 km (Construction started by
Simplex Infrastractures Ltd., expected to be complete by 2012)
• Dahisar (E) - Charkop - Bandra - Mankhurd - 39.2 km
• Phase II (2012–2017)
• Colaba - Bandra - Airport - 30 km
• Carnac Bunder-Wadala-Ghatkopar-Mulund-Teen Haath Naka -
40 km
• Phase III ( 2016–2021)
• Airport - Kanjur Marg - 9.5 km
• Andheri(E) - Dahisar(E) - 18 km
16. Major development by
government
2) Monorail:-
• Phase 1
• Expected completion by 2015
• Chembur to Jacob Circle (Ghadge Maharaj Chowk via Mahul).
• Thane- Mira Bhayandar-Dahisar- 24.25 km .
• Lokhandwala Complex to Kanjurmarg via SEEPZ - 13.14 km
• Mulund – Borivili - 30 km.
• Virar to Chikhaldongr - 4.60 km.
• Phase 2
• Expected completion by 2021
• Kalyan to Dombivli via Ulhasnagar - 26.40 km.
• Chembur to KoperKhairane via Ghatkopar- 16.72 km
• Kalyan to Mahape - 21.10 km
17. Major development by
government
3)Bandra – Worli Sealink:-
• Additional connectivity
from city to suburbs.
• Reduces travel time from
1 hour+ to only 7
minutes.
• Around 1,25,000 vehicles
travels through bandra –
worli sealink
• Avoids 29 traffic lights
• Save Rs 100 crore a year in
vehicle operating costs
18. Conclusion
• Mumbai was lucky to get well-developed rail-
system and bus system under BEST-
management.
• Despite such a successful operational history
of its transport system, Mumbai has done very
poorly in framing a coherent urban transport
policy for its future transport development.
19. Solution for better transportation
• Dedicated bus lane (DBL) with high quality buses,
better frequency and better operating speed .
• Control of parking through universal pay and park
in parking facilities.
• Improvement of pedestrian facilities ,and
introduction of sky walks and proper pedestrian
footpath.
• Use of more public transport than private
transport.
• There should be proper signboards at each an
every junction which may help to reduce traffic .
