Transportation in Mulund

Mulund is well connected to other regions by an extensive network of trains, buses and roadways - including one national highway passing through Mulund. Due to Mulund's proximity to Thane, Airoli and the Mulund-Goregaon Link Road, most parts of the city are easily accessible.

Trains

Mulund railway station is connected via the Central Railway to South Bombay and remote places like Karjat, Khopoli and Kasara. Mulund is a halt for halfFact|date=August 2008 of the fast trains on Central Railway. During the peak hour, there is a fast train halting every 7 minutes.Mulund has four Railway platforms', platform number 1 and 2 for slow Trains and platform 3 and 4 for fast TrainsFact|date=August 2008.

Road Network

The two major arterial roads in Mulund are L.B.S. Road and the Eastern Express HighwayFact|date=August 2008. The Eastern Express Highway runs through Mulund East, and although far from where most people reside, provides an easy transport route during heavy traffic and flood situations. During normal days, the highway is virtually free of trafficFact|date=August 2008.

Buses

Mulund is accessible by BEST buses which cater to people commuting to places like Nerul, Vashi, Bombay Central, Borivili, Bandra, etc; Limited number of NMMT and TMT buses also ply in Mulund.

BEST

BEST is the major bus service provider in Mulund. BEST has 5 bus depots in Mulund and numerous bus stops.

List of some important BEST bus route numbers' plying to and from Mulund:

303,403 Ltd.,373 Ltd.,368 Ltd.,513 Ltd.,422,424,398 Ltd.,396 Ltd.,460 Ltd.,BRTS-1 AC,A 422 AC,A 424 ACFact|date=August 2008.

NMMT

There is only one NMMT bus plying in Mulund - Bus no 100 - Gawanpada Depot to Vashi Railway StationFact|date=August 2008.There is one NMMT bus every 10 to 15 minutes' throughout the dayFact|date=August 2008.

TMT

There are a number of TMT buses for travelling to and from Thane district. The two major TMT bus stops are at Vaze college (Mulund East) and near Mulund Railway Station (Mulund West)Fact|date=August 2008.

Other

Autorickshaws and taxis are also very common in Mulund.
Mulund is home to 3 of the 5 ways leading into Mumbai : The Eastern Express Highway(NH3) and Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg from Thane and Goregaon Link Road from Navi Mumbai. (The other 2 entrances are from Chembur and Dahisar)Fact|date=August 2008

Traffic Problems

Mulund has become crowded over the years, and the infrastructure has been successful coping with the growing population. But, the per capita income of the residents has increased enormously, leading to the sharp increase in vehicles every year. Many arterial roads in Mulund are concretised, thus not needing resurfacing every year. Some of these roads have been converted to One-Way to nullify the effect of the growing traffic. Traffic woes still exist in some areas like the railway station, market and near the mallsFact|date=August 2008.

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