If you've ever tried waiting for a friend or a cab outside the railway station in Bandra West, you know what a nightmare it can be just to find a few inches of space in the melee of commuters, hawkers and autorickshaws crowding the entrance at all times. The BMC has now come up with a Rs 3-crore plan to get rid of the bottleneck, with separate lanes for buses, autos and taxis, along with pick-up and drop off points for cabs and private vehicles.

Lots more space
Utilising the land handed over the by Western Railways earlier this year, the civic body will widen and concretise the Station Road and add a large concourse where pedestrians and commuters can walk or wait. The proposal, which roughly borrows certain elements of airport planning, has been formulated by H-West officials with the help of architects. At the initial stages of the planning, the project was expected to cost around R90 lakh. However, with the inclusion of additional features, the cost today is estimated to be around Rs 3 crore.