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Mumbai Adds Midnight Trains and Extra Buses for Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14

A surge in transport aims to move large crowds to Chaityabhoomi safely.

Overview

  • Central Railway will run midnight local trains on the CSMTKalyan and CSMTPanvel routes, with departures at 1:30 am.
  • BEST will operate “Dadar Chaityabhoomi Ferry” buses between Dadar (West), Shivaji Park, and Chaityabhoomi from 12:01 am to 10:00 pm on April 14.
  • Police will deploy heavily with CCTV and a central control room around Chaityabhoomi, the Ambedkar memorial in Dadar that draws lakhs.
  • Municipal bodies were told to provide sanitation, safe drinking water, temporary toilets, and medical posts with ambulances near the site.
  • Events will include an aerial floral tribute and a Social Equality Week with talks, Constitution distribution, and statue illumination across the division.