Mid-day Investigation: In Kurla, illegal share autos make Rs 500 per single trip

Updated On: 16 May, 2023 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day

The bustling central suburbs, with their outstation train connectivity, see auto mafia charge way more than even their notorious counterparts in Bandra

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For 1.5 km, from Kurla station to LTT, auto drivers charge Rs 50 more per person. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

In the second part of our investigation, mid-day has found the most outrageous fleecing by auto drivers in the eastern suburbs occurs at Kurla Terminus. Here, for a distance of 1.5 km from the suburban station to the terminus, an autorickshaw packed with four to five passengers earns its driver about Rs 500 per trip. Those new to the city or those who want to catch a train in a hurry are easy targets, and all this happens in front of the police and RTO posts at either ends of the station.

LTT, Kurla

The distance of less than 1.5 km from Kurla suburban station to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, which should cost commuters Rs 23 as per the RTO meter fare chart, costs from Rs 70 to Rs 80 per person and additional money if there is luggage. At Bandra station, the rate is Rs 20 per head and additional money if there is more luggage. With three to four passengers (sometimes five) per trip, automen illegally earn Rs 400-Rs 500 for a single trip. In fact, the autos that operate here too, commuters said, are mostly assembled pieces of jugaad and don’t have permits or licences. The terminus is the entry point to Mumbai from many states, but despite this there is no administration, whether it is the RTO, traffic police or public transporters like BEST, focusing on it.

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