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IN PHOTOS: Mumbai city's subways shine, while suburbs struggle

Updated On: 17 December, 2024 11:22 AM IST | Joy Manikumar

Activists slam BMC for neglecting suburban subways, while South Mumbai enjoys cleaner, better-maintained pedestrian pathways. (Story by Sameer Surve, Pics Courtesy: Shadab Khan and Ashish Raje)

Mumbai's subways, crucial lifelines for pedestrians navigating the city’s bustling streets, continue to highlight stark disparities in maintenance between the suburbs and the city

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Mumbai's subways, crucial lifelines for pedestrians navigating the city’s bustling streets, continue to highlight stark disparities in maintenance between the suburbs and the city
Metro Junction Subway
Metro Junction subway, is clean and well-maintained, with eight entry points. (Pic/Shadab Khan)

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Metro Junction Subway

Metro Junction subway, is clean and well-maintained, with eight entry points. (Pic/Shadab Khan)

Churchgate Subway
One of the busiest subways where hawkers continue to be a nuisance. (Pic/Shadab Khan)

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Churchgate Subway

One of the busiest subways where hawkers continue to be a nuisance. (Pic/Shadab Khan)

Paan stained walls of Churchgate Subway. (Pic/Shadab Khan)

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Paan stained walls of Churchgate Subway. (Pic/Shadab Khan)

Sion Circle Subway
Security guards inside the subway. (Pic/Ashish Raje)

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Sion Circle Subway

Security guards inside the subway. (Pic/Ashish Raje)

One entrance, leading to Sion Circle subway, is closed. (Pic/Ashish Raje)

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One entrance, leading to Sion Circle subway, is closed. (Pic/Ashish Raje)

Mahim Subway
Mahim Subway has been closed since the pandemic. (Pic/Ashish Raje)

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Mahim Subway

Mahim Subway has been closed since the pandemic. (Pic/Ashish Raje)

Sion Subway
Sion Subway is cleaner but the walls have paan stains. (Pic/Ashish Raje)

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Sion Subway

Sion Subway is cleaner but the walls have paan stains. (Pic/Ashish Raje)

CSMT Subway
CSMT Subway appeared to be free of hawkers on Monday evening as the BMC had been actively cracking down on them. (Pic/Shadab Khan)

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CSMT Subway

CSMT Subway appeared to be free of hawkers on Monday evening as the BMC had been actively cracking down on them. (Pic/Shadab Khan)

CSMT Subway appeared to be free of hawkers on Monday evening as the BMC had been actively cracking down on them. (Pic/Shadab Khan)

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CSMT Subway appeared to be free of hawkers on Monday evening as the BMC had been actively cracking down on them. (Pic/Shadab Khan)

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