In 2024, Mumbai finally saw the inauguration of the Atal Setu, India’s longest sea bridge. Aimed at reducing travel time between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, the bridge has been a fan favourite. However, many people skipped the plan because of heavy tolls. Soon after opening for motorists, NMMT also started services between Navi Mumbai and Mumbai through the Atal Setu. But, it was still a flop as the Atal Setu fare was more than the single way toll tax. So, if you are someone who has cancelled his plan to travel via Atal Setu? Here’s a good news for youAttention Readers! Join us on Whatsapp Community for daily auto news updates.
Atal Setu Fare News – What’s New
Now, travelling between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai via the Atal Setu bridge has become significantly cheaper. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) has slashed the fares by over 50 percent. These revised fare prices have been implemented from last week and already many commuters are taking advantage of the same. This decision was taken by the NMMT as the number of travelers lowered due to high fare rates which prompted the authority to lower the prices to attract more people.
Talking about the fare, the Kharghar – Mantralaya route has dropped from Rs 270 to Rs 120, and the Nerul – Mantralaya fare has been reduced to Rs 105 from Rs 230. With this price reduction the count of everyday commuters have surged from average 25 daily to approximately 70 daily.
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What Else?
Now with an increasing traffic and pollution in the region, the government has urged everyone to utilize public transport to the maximum. The state transport has also increased the number of E buses on various routes to deal with traffic and pollution problems in the city. Now, with this fare rate decreased, the government tends to attract more people to use public transport as its rate is more lower than the toll tax.
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