With Mumbai Metro Blue Line 1 continuing to buckle under peak-hour crowding and commuters demanding six coach trains, transport experts have proposed a simple, low-cost alternative: a dedicated bus lane along the 4.8 km Andheri East-Saki Naka corridor.

In a detailed proposal sent to transport economist Ashok Datar, researcher Shubham Padave has suggested carving out a red-painted, CCTV-monitored bus-only lane on the arterial stretch, which already sees high-frequency BEST and NMMT services.