29 October,2026 06:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Sion bridge was inaugurated on October 22. File Pic
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has restored several bus routes that were diverted due to the closure of the Sion railway flyover. The restoration follows the reopening of the flyover to traffic, with the revised arrangements taking effect from October 23, according to an official statement.
The restoration covers services operating from Rani Laxmibai Chowk, Rupam Cinema and Everard Nagar towards Kalanagar, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg and Mahim. BEST has also announced changes to selected circular bus services connecting Dharavi Aagar, Hinduja Hospital and surrounding areas.
Bus services operating from Rani Laxmibai Chowk towards Kalanagar have resumed their earlier routes.
The affected services include routes 151, 255 and 341. The restored route runs from Rani Laxmibai Chowk (Sion) through Sant Rohidas Marg and Pivala Bangla, with the earlier route via Sant Chennayya Marg, Dharavi Aagar, Naik Nagar and Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg. Buses then pass Tapase Chowk (T-junction), the Dharavi Sion link road and continue towards Kalanagar.
Services operating from Rani Laxmibai Chowk via Rupam Cinema towards Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg have also resumed their earlier routes. These include routes E-312 and 384.
The restored route runs from Rupam Cinema and Rani Laxmibai Chowk via Road No. 1, Sant Rohidas Marg and Vasantdada Naik Marg before joining Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg.
Bus route E-305 operating from Everard Nagar towards Kalanagar has resumed its earlier route. The service passes through Vasantdada Naik Marg, Rani Laxmibai Chowk, Sant Rohidas Marg and Pivala Bangla, before continuing via Sant Chennayya Marg, Dharavi Aagar, Naik Nagar and Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg.
The route then passes Tapase Chowk (T-junction), the Dharavi Sion link road and continues towards Kalanagar.
BEST has stated that route E-346 will continue to operate without any change.
Another service, route A-C 505, operating from Everard Nagar towards Kalanagar, has also been included in the restored arrangements. Its route follows Vasantdada Naik Marg, Rani Laxmibai Chowk, Sant Rohidas Marg and the connecting roads through Dharavi before reaching Kalanagar.
Bus route E-306, operating from Everard Nagar towards Reti Bunder in Mahim, has also resumed its earlier route.
The service runs via Vasantdada Naik Marg, Rani Laxmibai Chowk, Sant Rohidas Marg and Pivala Bangla. It then continues along the earlier route via Sant Chennayya Marg, Dharavi Aagar and Naik Nagar before reaching Tapase Chowk (T-junction).
From there, the bus travels via Madhya Railway Line Road and Vanvari Compound before reaching Reti Bunder and Mahim.
BEST has also restored services operating from Rashtra Sevika Laxmibai Kelkar Marg, near Tilak Hospital, towards Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg.
The affected services include routes E-7, E-22, 22 and 411. Their restored route runs via Lokmanya Tilak Hospital, Swami Shri Vallabhdas Marg, Sant Rohidas Marg and Vasantdada Naik Marg before joining Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg.
Services from the same starting point towards Kalanagar have also been restored. These include route 11 and route C-305.
The restored route passes Lokmanya Tilak Hospital, Vasantdada Naik Marg, Rani Laxmibai Chowk, Sant Rohidas Marg and Pivala Bangla, followed by the earlier route through Dharavi Aagar and Naik Nagar towards Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg.
BEST has announced changes to circular bus route A-176, which connects Dharavi Aagar and Hinduja Hospital in Mahim.
The service will no longer operate along the section between Akashganga Society and Dharavi Aagar. Instead, it will run from Akashganga Society via Sant Rohidas Marg, Vasantdada Naik Marg and Rani Laxmibai Chowk (Sion).
As a result, bus stops at Dharavi Aagar and Kalakilla Mandi will no longer be served by this route.
Circular bus route A-863, which operates between Veer Hutatma Bhai Kotwal Garden (Plaza) and Dharavi Aagar, will also follow a revised route.
The service will operate in the direction of the garden via Labour Camp and Dharavi Aagar, with the earlier section between Labour Camp and Dharavi Aagar discontinued. The service will also no longer follow the earlier section between Dharavi Aagar and Akashganga (K. K. Krishnan Menon) before continuing towards Dadar.
Under the revised arrangement, buses will run from Rani Laxmibai Chowk (Sion) towards Veer Hutatma Bhai Kotwal Garden (Plaza) via Labour Camp, Sulochana Shetty Marg, Lokmanya Tilak Hospital and Rashtrasevika Laxmibai Kelkar Marg.
The total length of the circular route will be 11.4 km.
The changes form part of BEST's revised traffic arrangements following the reopening of the Sion railway flyover. Commuters using the affected services should check the revised route details before travelling, officials said.
