A new 110-metre-long footbridge linked to another one, both collectively running up to 202 metres, was opened for public at Andheri station on Thursday. The skywalk with six staircases promises to ease commuting once life leaps back to normalcy in the city.

The station has been seeing a surge in crowds ever since it became a junction of the Mumbai Metro Line 1. In pre-COVID days, officials said, Andheri had a commuter footfall of 7 lakh during rush hours.