Thane is well connected to other regions by an extensive network of Railways and Roadways - including one national highway passing through Thane. As Thane is next to Mulund (which is the last station of Mumbai's eastern suburb), Airoli and the Thane - Borivali/Mira Road ~ Ghodbunder Road, most parts of the city are easily accessible.
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Thane is accessible by BEST buses which cater to people commuting to places like Andheri, Ghatkopar, Borivali, Trombay & also BRTS BEST (A/c Super) bus ply towards south Mumbai; TMT buses are main source of Transport inside Thane City, NMMT ply in Thane towards Vashi, KDMT towards Kalyan, MBMT towards Bhayander & MSRTC commonly known as ST ply their buses from Thane to various other destinations across the State of Maharashtra.
Thane Municipal Transport (TMT) Thane Municipal Corporation started its own transport service on 9 February 1989, known as TMT ~ Thane Municipal Transport.[1] TMT is the major bus service provider in Thane. TMT has all its bus depots in Thane and numerous bus stops. The Biggest depot being at Kalwa depot. TMT plys its buses inside Thane city and also towards Kalwa & Mumbra. Some of the major BusStops / junctions which are always crowded than any other bus stops in Thane these are Thane Station W & E, Kapurbawdi Junction, Manpada, Majiwada, Teen Haat Naka, Cadbury Junction, Jambli Naka/ Court Naka .
List of some important TMT bus route plying to and from Thane to other Municipal Borders. Mira-Road Station (E){MBMC}; Mulund Station (MCC College)& Kelkar College{BMC}; Anand Nagar & Ganpatipada {NMMC}.
58 Lokmanya Nagar to Mira Road Station(East). via Thane Station.
57 Thane Railway Station East(KOPRI) to Mira Road Railway Station(East).
75 Kalsekar College(MUMBRA) to Mira Road Railway Station(East) via.Golden Nest Circle(Bhayander).
75 Thane-Chendani Koliwada to Mira Road Railway Station(East) via.Golden Nest Circle(Bhayander).
AC65(Air-Conditioned)Thane Railway Station East(KOPRI) to Borivali Station East.
| Info | Details |
|---|---|
| No of Buses | 289 |
| No of Routes | 45 |
| No of Depot | 3 Kalwa Depot & Wagale Estate Depot (Kolshet Depot)*Proposed |
| No of Bus Stands | 8 |
| No of Bus Stops | 874 [1] |
| Running K.M. Per Day | 63135 |
| No of Bus Trips per Day | 7114 |
| Bus Travellers Per Day | 280017 |
| Daily Income Rs. | 1388547/- |
| Running K.M. Per day Per Bus | 211 |
| No of Employees | 2558 [2] |
BEST is second largest bus service provider in Thane. Majority of the Buses are Limited Number' Buses Ply from Thane. List of some important BEST bus route numbers' plying to and from Thane
| Route | Route No | Starting | Destination (Thane) | Route Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air-conditioned | AS 1 | Backbay Depot | Cadbury Junction | Eastern Express Highway |
| Air-conditioned | AS 3 | Nehru Planetarium (Worli)/ Veer Kotwal Udyan (Plaza) .[3] | Cadbury Junction | Eastern Express Highway |
| Air-conditioned | AS 5 | Kurla Telephone Stores | Cadbury Junction | via Bandra Kurla Complex |
| Air-conditioned Express | A-13 EXP | Backbay Depot | Hiranandani Estate / Lodha Paradise | Eastern Express Highway (Via Flyovers) [Excluding Maheshwari Udyan & Cadbury Junction Flyover] , Ghodbunder Road |
| Express | C-42 EXP | Rani Laxmibai Chowk (Sion Depot) | Balkum, Dadlani Park | Eastern Express Highway[4] |
| Express | C-43 EXP | Rani Laxmibai Chowk (Sion Depot) | Mumbra Police Station | Eastern Express Highway / Thane Belapur Road[5] |
| Express | C-44 EXP | SEEPZ | Pawar Nagar | LBS Marg |
| Express | C-45 EXP | Ghatkopar Depot | Bramhand | LBS Marg, Mulund Station (West) [6] |
| Express | C-46 EXP | Marol Depot | Lodha Paradise | Eastern Express Highway |
| Express | C-61 EXP | Mira Road Railway Station (East) | Mulund Depot | Ghodbunder Road, Mulund Station (W) |
| Air-conditioned | AS 302 | Mahim Bus Station | Cadbury Junction | LBS Road, Bandra-Kurla Complex |
| Limited | 399 LTD | Trombay | Marathon Chowk | LBS Road, Chembur |
| Limited | 453 LTD | Wadala Depot | Lokmanya Tilak Nagar | LBS Road, Eastern Express Highway |
| Air-conditioned | AS 458 | P.Thakre Nagar Bus Stn. (Borivali-W)/ Gorai Depot | Maharana Pratap Chowk (Mulund Check Naka) | Mulund Railway Station (W), Ghodbunder Road, SV Road |
| Limited | 484 LTD | Mhada Bus Station (Mulund E) | Pawar Nagar | Eastern Express Highway, LBS Marg, Mulund Station (West & East) |
| Limited | 491 LTD | SEEPZ / Majas Depot | Bramhand | Ghodbunder Road, Western Express Highway |
| Limited | 492 LTD | SEEPZ | Waghbil Village / Hiranandani Estate | Hiranadani Estate (Patlipada), Azad Nagar (Bramhand), Ghodbunder Road, Eastern Express Highway, Powai [7] |
| Limited | 493 LTD | Anushakti Nagar | Balkum, Dadlani Park | Eastern Express Highway |
| Limited | 494 LTD | Ghatkopar Depot | Retibundar (Kalwa) | LBS Road,Eastern Express Highway |
| Ordinary | 495 | Gawanpada (Mulund East) | Thane Railway Station (East) | via Hari Om Nagar, Mulund Railway Station (East) |
| Limited | 496 LTD | Agarkar Chowk | Marathon Chowk | LBS Road, SEEPZ |
| Limited | 497 LTD | Vikhroli Depot | Lokmanya Tilak Nagar | LBS Road |
| Limited | 499 LTD | Ghatkopar Depot | Vrindavan Society | LBS Road |
| Limited | 700 LTD | Borivali Railway Station (East) | Thane Railway Station (East) | Eastern Express Highway, Ghodbunder Road, Western Express Highway |
| Air-conditioned | AS 700 | Magathane Depot [8] | Thane Railway Station (East) | Eastern Express Highway, Ghodbunder Road, Western Express Highway |
-> * Services yet not started
Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) ply in direction towards Vashi and New Mumbai. It goes through Airoli, Turbe etc. Most of NMMT buses ply in Thane from the Kalva area. They are the main Connector between Thane City & Navi Mumbai. The Major Bus Starting point is Cidco Bus Stop [Near VPM's Joshi-Bedekar College, Chendani Koliwada (Thane Station - West)].
List of some important NMMT bus route numbers' plying to and from Thane [9]
| Route No | Starting (Thane) | Destination | Route Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thane Railway Station (West) | Vashi Railway Station | |
| 2 | Thane Railway Station (West) | Divanagar Sector 10 | |
| 3 | Thane Railway Station (West) | Ghansoli | via Patni Computers |
| 4 | Thane Railway Station (West) | Vashi Sector 6 | |
| 8 | Thane Railway Station (West) | Vashi Railway Station | via Ghansoli |
| 11 | Thane Railway Station (West) | Vashi Railway Station | via MIDC |
| 12 | Thane Railway Station (West) | Mahape Bus Stand | |
| 16 | Majiwada | CBD Belapur | via Thane Railway Station (Cidco) |
| 17 | Owale (Ghodbunder Road) [10] | Divanagar | via Thane Railway Station (Cidco) |
| 18 | Brahmand (Ghodbunder Road) | Vashi Sector-6 | via Thane Railway Station (Cidco) |
| 24 | Thane Railway Station (West) | New Panvel Bus Stand | |
| 26 | Thane Railway Station (West) | Kharghar(Jalvayu Vihar) | |
| 27 | Thane Railway Station (West) | Karave Sector 46/48 | |
| 28 | Thane Railway Station (West) | CBD(Artist Colony) | via MIDC |
| 29 | Thane Railway Station (West) | Kharghar(Jalvayu Vihar) | via Nerul(E) |
| 34 | Thane Railway Station (West) | Karave Sector 46/48 | via Nerul LP |
| 70 | Bhayander Railway Station | Vashi | via Ghodbunder Road, Thane Railway Station (Cidco) |
Kalyan-Dombivili Municipal Transport KDMT has started a new Bus Service in Thane City connecting Kalyan - Dombivili to Thane City. They currently have one Bus Service which was started from October 2009.
| Route | Route No | Starting | Destination (Thane) | Route Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary | 17 | Kalyan Railway Station (West) | Teen Haath Naka (Marathon Chowk) | Old Agra Road [11] |
Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport (MBMT) is the newest Public Transport, The Buses are ply from Dahisar Check naka towards Versova [Thane] Check naka. So till now Majority of MBMT buses can be taken up at the Check naka only. MBMT has started new services to Thane City from January 2010.
| Route | Route No | Starting | Destination (Thane) | Route Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary | 7 | Bhayander Railway Station (West) | Ghodbunder Village | Kashimira[12] |
| Limited | 10 LTD | Bhayander Railway Station (West) | Thane Railway Station (East) | Ghodbunder Road |
| Ordinary | 29 | Mira Road Railway Station | Marathon Chowk (Teen Haath Naka) | Ghodbunder Road |
For local transport to nearby Cities MSRTC has buses from Thane Railway Station and the other most of buses plying to nearby towns starts from Kopat Depot(CBS).
Vandana Depot is the smallest Thane depot but the busiest, with most of the Shivneri, Normal ST, Asiad Bus,Luxury Buses plying towards majority of long distance cities within the State and outside.
| Depot | Bus Services | Location | Bus Routes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thane Railway Station | Asiad ST-Ordinary |
Thane Railway Station West | Borivali Depot, Bhayandar Railway Station (West), Bhayandar Railway Station (East), Vasai Depot , Sativali (Vasai Fata), Navghar Bus Station / Vasai Road Railway Station (West), Nallasopara Bus Station, Arnala Bus Depot, Sativali (Vasai Fata), Virar Railway Station (West), Virar Bus Station, Bolinj Naka, Umbergothan, Palghar Railway Station (East),Wada, Bhivandi Depot, Panvel Bus Station. |
| Vandana | Shivneri Asiad ST-Ordinary |
3 Petrol Pump, Near Harinivas Circle | Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Belgaum, Hubli, Karwar, Hyderabad, Bangalore, |
| Khopat | Asiad ST-Ordinary |
Khopat, Near Cadbury Junction | Nashik, Shirdi, Dhule, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Goa, Sawantwadi, Ratnagiri, Malvan, Alibaug, Baroda, Surat, Ahmedabad |
Even though a variety of the Public Transport are available for the commuters, still the Private Buses Operators give an extra option within Thane City. Most of the Big Residential Societies have their own Bus facitities. They all have scattered Stops either in West or East of the Thane Station. Existence of these facitlites are also due to inadequate Public Transport within the City.
If you like to travel within Thane then Autorickshaws are the Best & Cheapest Source. The Starting Fare of Auto in Thane City is Rs.10. The travelling can be quick as Thane City have many Internal Roads which are used as a short cut to the major Roads. Auto shall be only available within the Toll Naka of the City. If you like to travel to Mumbai(Mulund) then you need to change the Auto from toll naka and then take other Auto which Ply in Mumbai Suburb.
Taxis are also very common in Thane, travelling inter city like Nashik, Pune or even Mumbai. As the closest Airport for Thane City is Mumbai Airport commuters can go for the Normal Taxies. Major Tax Stand in Thane is at Thane Railway Station (W) and at the Mulund-Thane Check Naka on LBS Marg.
Various Private A/C Cabs provide services in Thane City. Some of the Major Private A/c Cabs Proivders are
They Provide Services to Airport,Railway Stations Like Thane Railway Station, Kalyan Junction, Dadar Terminus, Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Bandra Terminus, Mumbai Central, Borivali Station& so on. It also provides services in other Major Cites nearby Nashik and Pune Panvel, Khopoli. These providers have numbers from which you can book a cab anytime from anywhere.
Thane is home to 2 of the 5 ways leading into Mumbai : The Eastern Express Highway(NH3) and Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg. (The other 3 entrances are from Goregaon Link Road from Navi Mumbai, Chembur and Dahisar). Ghodhbunder Road is the other Important Road which connects the Thane City towards the Western Side of the Mumbai & Thane District, It connets to Borivali & Mira-Road. Agra Road is used to travel towards the City Of Kalyan, Bhivandi & Dombivali.
Thane has become crowded over the years, and the infrastructure has been successful in coping with the growing population. The per capita income of the residents has increased enormously, leading to an increase in vehicles every year. Many arterial roads in Thane 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 malls and also the major Junctions.
The Biggest Progress has been seen at Ghodbunder Road, where the whole road is concretised & have 4 Lanes on each side. and Flyovers are under construction at the Major Junction on this Road to ease the traffic blockages. Internal Roads are still 2 lane road. The Bridge at the Thane Station ~ West has been completed and thus exit from the Station from Public Transport has became more quick as there is no traffic on the Bridge.
A light rail network covering 42 km has been proposed in three phases. In the first phase, consultants have suggested connectivity between Balkum and Kolshet via Naupada. It will be 16.05 km long with 14.65 km elevated, and only 1.4 km on the surface, and 11 stations in all.[13]
Metro is also in the proposal of the development Plan but nothing yet has been said about its phases as it is just an suggestion and thought.