Overview

• The chief minister said an automated pod taxi network is being pursued to bolster last‑mile travel in the Kurla–Bandra business district, citing expected demand from the planned bullet train terminal and the new Mumbai High Court complex.
• Fadnavis directed that Kurla police quarters be shifted to clear space for the corridor and asked the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to submit an alignment report.
• Officials were told to link the service to Mumbai’s forthcoming single smart‑card system, redevelop the Bandra and Kurla station precincts, connect BKC office buildings directly to stations, and put existing skywalks to better use.
• Hindustan Times reported the project cost at ₹1,016.34 crore with a three‑to‑four‑year completion window, and MMRDA assured that elevated pillars would not impede pedestrians.
• Mid‑day cited prior survey plans for a 13.5 km network with 54 stations by 2041 and an initial 8.8 km phase with 38 stations by 2027 at about ₹21 per km, as transport experts questioned affordability and argued expanded BEST bus services would be more effective.