No autos at shared auto stands at metro stations

Last-mile connectivity is still a huge problem for commuters in most metro stations

- Shashank Rao

MUMBAI: Below the metro rail stations of Lines 2A and 7 are blue-coloured boards depicting an auto rickshaw and the words 'Share Auto Stand' with a QR code and fare. However, there are barely any autos queuing up for passengers—a pointer to the poor last-mile connectivity at metro stations on the 20 km-long Andheri (W)-Dahisar-Gundavali route.

The situation on Metro 3 or the Aqua Line is just as bad. However, authorities claimed they were in talks to set up shared auto stands at 20 locations on the Aarey-BKC route.

Hindustan Times visited multiple stations along the two metro corridors, and noted that there were just a few stations such as Andheri (W), Aarey, Kurar, Lower Oshiwara and Jogeshwari East where rickshaws had lined up at the shared auto stands.