Mumbai: Fire at BKC Metro Station Basement Halts Passenger Services

Mumbai: Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited MMRCL suspended the passenger services on the Kotak Bandra-Kurla Complex BKC Metro Station on Friday due to a fire in the basement of the station.

Mumbai Metro claims that after the incidence was reported, the fire brigade was alerted and rushed to the spot and said that passenger services were closed as a precaution.

“There is no report of any injury to anyone," a civic official said.

Eight fire tenders and other vehicles of the fire brigade have reached the spot, he said.

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???? Notice: Passenger services at BKC station are temporarily closed due to a fire outside Entry/Exit A4, which caused smoke to enter the station. Fire Brigade is on the job. For passenger safety, we have paused services. Senior Officers of MMRC & DMRC are at site. Please proceed…

— MumbaiMetro3 (@MumbaiMetro3) November 15, 2024

“Passenger services at BKC station are temporarily closed due to a fire outside Entry/Exit A4, which caused smoke to enter the station. Fire Brigade is on the job. For passenger safety, we have paused services. Senior Officers of MMRC & DMRC are at site. Please proceed to Bandra Colony station for alternative boarding. Thank you for your understanding," it said in a post on X.

The fire started around 1.10 pm. The fire was restricted to wooden sheets, furniture, and construction materials at a depth of 40-50 feet inside the station, causing heavy smoke in the area. It was fully brought under control by 2:30 pm.

The BKC metro station is a part of Mumbai's first underground metro or Aqua line from Aarey Colony to Bandra-Kurla Complex. The stretch between Aarey Colony and BKC, which stands at 12.69 km, is a part of the 33.5-km long Colaba-Seepz-Aarey Metro line 3, which received its final clearance from the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS).

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The ten-station stretch of Aarey-BKC will connect Terminal 1 and 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with the Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova Metro Line 1 at Marol Naka station.

The 26 underground stations of the 33.5 kilometre long Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor would have about eight stations connected with the suburban railway, other Mumbai Metro lines, and existing modes of transport, including major rail terminals like Mumbai CSMT and Churchgate.

The new metro line would also connect six major employment and business hubs: Nariman Point, Cuffe Parade, Fort, Lower Parel, BKC, and SEEPZ/MIDC. Autorities said that the line will offer easy access to more than 30 educational institutes, 13 hospitals, 14 religious places and 30 recreational facilities and areas which are not connected with the suburban rail network, such as Kalbadevi, Girgoan, Worli, and the international and domestic airports.

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