Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) is a World Bank funded station area traffic improvement project. It is implemented by

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is a body of the Government of Maharashtra that is responsible for preparation oRegional Plan for MMRand the infrastructure development of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The MMRDA w ...

(MMRDA) and

Thane Municipal Corporation Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is the governing body of the city of Thane in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consisting of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastruct ...

. This project is executed under Mumbai Urban Transport Project road component. The project aims at easing commuter and pedestrian movement by building skywalks, foot over bridges, separate parking areas for auto-rickshaws and taxis at four crowded suburban railway stations Borivali, Dadar, Chembur and Ghatkopar implement by

MMRDA The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is a body of the Government of Maharashtra that is responsible for preparation oRegional Plan for MMRand the infrastructure development of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The MMRDA w ...

and

Thane Thane (; previously known as Thana, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the list of Indian states, state of Maharashtra in India and on ...

SATIS is implemented by

. On 22 October 2022, MMRDA announced new SATIS implementation at Ambernath railway station.

Bandra SATIS

Under this project,

built city's first skywalk on eastern side of

Bandra Bandra ( æːɳɖɾa is a coastal suburb located in Mumbai, the largest city of the Konkan division in Maharashtra, India. The area is located to the immediate north of the River Mithi, which separates Bandra from the Mumbai City district. It ...

Railway Station. It is 1.3 km long & four meter wide skywalk built at cost of . The skywalk is on the eastern side of Bandra railway station and it goes till

Bandra Kurla Complex The Bandra Kurla Complex is the central business district of the city of Mumbai, the financial capital of India. It is a prominent upscale hub and is considered to be one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in the world. According t ...

Thane SATIS

Under this project Thane station has a completely elevated deck for TMT Buses and an elevated concourse for suburban ticket booking office. Which is connected to existing foot over bridges of

Thane railway station Thane (station code: TNA) is a NSG-1 category major railway station of the Indian Railways serving the city of Thane, Located in Maharashtra, it is one of the busiest railway stations in India. , Thane railway station handles 260000 people da ...

. It is also has two skywalks on the south end and north end of the station. These foot over bridges are aligned with the elevated decks so that commuters can directly enter and exit through elevated decks and also directly connected to railway stations foot over bridges. This skywalk has been built at a cost of .

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