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Mumbai: Elphinstone Bridge closure soon, but key foot-bridge still incomplete

With the impending shutting of key connector, motorists have a few alternatives, but pedestrians have been left in the lurch; Prabhadevi station (formerly Elphinstone) had earned the grim moniker of “stampede station” after 23 people died in a 2017 crowd crush at the base of a FOB

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Elphinstone Bridge is soon set to be demolished

Elphinstone Bridge is soon set to be demolished

All traffic plans are in place for motorists ahead of the Elphinstone Bridge closure—but what about pedestrians? A crucial foot overbridge (FOB), meant to connect Parel (Central Railway) and Prabhadevi (Western Railway), has been left incomplete by Central Railway (CR). It ends abruptly mid-air, leaving commuters stranded with no direct east-west crossing as the road bridge is set to shut.

With the road bridge closing, this incomplete foot overbridge remains suspended mid-air. Pics/Ashish Raje
With the road bridge closing, this incomplete foot overbridge remains suspended mid-air. Pics/Ashish Raje

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