Sion bridge reopens: BEST restores bus services, revises Dharavi-Mahim circular routes; check details here

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 statementThe 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 areasBus services operating from Rani Laxmibai Chowk towards Kalanagar have resumed their earlier routesThe 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 Tjunction the Dharavi Sion link road and continue towards KalanagarServices operating from Rani Laxmibai Chowk via Rupam Cinema towards Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg have also resumed their earlier routes These include routes E312 and 384The 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 MargEverard Nagar services towards KalanagarBus route E305 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 MargThe route then passes Tapase Chowk Tjunction the Dharavi Sion link road and continues towards KalanagarBEST has stated that route E346 will continue to operate without any changeAnother service route AC 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 KalanagarEverard Nagar to Mahims Reti BunderBus route E306 operating from Everard Nagar towards Reti Bunder in Mahim has also resumed its earlier routeThe 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 TjunctionFrom there the bus travels via Madhya Railway Line Road and Vanvari Compound before reaching Reti Bunder and MahimRoutes from Laxmibai Kelkar MargBEST has also restored services operating from Rashtra Sevika Laxmibai Kelkar Marg near Tilak Hospital towards Lal Bahadur Shastri MargThe affected services include routes E7 E22 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 MargServices from the same starting point towards Kalanagar have also been restored These include route 11 and route C305The 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 MargChanges to circular bus servicesBEST has announced changes to circular bus route A176 which connects Dharavi Aagar and Hinduja Hospital in MahimThe 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 SionAs a result bus stops at Dharavi Aagar and Kalakilla Mandi will no longer be served by this routeRoute A863 to operate in a revised loopCircular bus route A863 which operates between Veer Hutatma Bhai Kotwal Garden Plaza and Dharavi Aagar will also follow a revised routeThe 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 DadarUnder 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 MargThe total length of the circular route will be 114 kmThe changes form part of BESTs 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