Here is a glance at the modes of local transportation
in Mumbai, the means of transportation within Bombay.
Mumbai
has an efficient network of local transportation carrying you all across
the city. You can opt to be a part of the chaos of the locals or just
choose the window seat on the Double Decker bus run by the BEST and see
the Mumbai life in all its color. Or when in hurry hire a taxi, but be
ready to get stuck in the traffic when you desperately willing to reach
some place. Mumbai never leaves you bored; even the chaos makes a sense
here if you are a sport.
Suburban Electric Trains / Locals
Local trains are one of the fastest, cheapest and most commonly used
means of transportation within Bombay. The city is interconnected by the
following local railway network:
1. Western Railway running between Churchgate and Virar.
2. Central Railway running between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Bombay
V.T.) and Karjat.
3. Harbour Line running between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Bombay
V.T.) and Mankhurd.
4. A new railway line running between Shivaji Terminus (Bombay V.T.)
and New Mumbai.
