Every Friday, BKC's 2 Lakh Office-Goers Are Being Asked To Ditch Cars | What That Means For You

Published 8 June 2026 · local

Every Friday, BKC's 2 Lakh Office-Goers Are Being Asked To Ditch Cars | What That Means For You Published By, Edited By Last Updated: June

Every Friday, BKC's 2 Lakh Office-Goers Are Being Asked To Ditch Cars | What That Means For You Published By, Edited By Last Updated: June 08, 2026, 09:21 IST MMRDA has directed its 2,000 employees to participate, and 90 BKC companies have given their backing — giving Friday's public transport experiment a strong institutional base. Starting this week, BKC is going car-free every Friday. (File photo) If you work in Bandra Kurla Complex and have spent yet another Friday crawling through gridlock, relief — or at least an experiment in relief — has arrived. Starting this week, BKC is going car-free every Friday. Well, not entirely. But nearly 2,00,000 professionals working in one of India’s most congested business districts are being strongly encouraged to take the train, metro or bus to work instead of driving or booking a cab. It is, officials say, a first-of-its-kind initiative for a corporate district anywhere in India. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is driving the push, working alongside BEST, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL), Traffic Police, auto-rickshaw unions and WRI India. Around 90 companies and organisations operating in BKC have already given their in-principle support. MMRDA’s own nearly 2,000 employees and contractual staff have been directed to participate. Why Friday, Though? Not arbitrary.

According to MMRDA officials, Friday was deliberately picked because corporate schedules tend to be more flexible towards the week’s end — employees are generally less stressed about punctuality, meetings are fewer, and the overall pressure to be at a desk by 9 am sharp is lower. Mondays, by contrast, are non-starters: tighter deadlines, back-to-back meetings and the general anxiety of the week beginning make commuters far less willing to gamble on a crowded bus. Mode What’s Available in BKC 🚇 Metro Aqua Line (Metro 3) with direct BKC station 🚂 Train Bandra & Kurla stations with feeder services into BKC 🚌 BEST Bus 15 routes incl. 5–6 feeders from Bandra & Kurla; 100+ buses daily 🛺 Auto-rickshaw Unions being brought on board for last-mile connectivity 🚶 Walking Shaded corridors, better intersections and pedestrian upgrades planned BEST currently runs over 100 buses daily across BKC, with 25,000 to 30,000 commuters already using bus services every day, according to Hindustan Times. Five to six feeder routes connect Bandra and Kurla railway stations directly into the district. What’s The Catch — And What’s Being Done About It? Anyone who has used the Aqua Line into BKC knows the drill: the metro ride is smooth, but stepping out of the station and covering that last kilometre or two to your actual office block is where things fall apart.