The closure of an east-side exit at the suburban Bandra railway station, which connects people to the family court, collector's office, MHADA, ONGC and the BKC business district, has caused a mess for thousands of commuters. While authorities have opened a new staircase, they have not cleared the road it leads to, with the Railways and the BMC passing the buck.

Western Railway closed the old arm for repairs on September 18. The new staircase lands at a broken road meant as autorickshaw lanes. All three lanes, one of which is used exclusively by autos, are pothole ridden and stagnate with water during the monsoon.