India, July 27 -- Changing between the Metro, Monorail and suburban railway at Mahalaxmi will soon become significantly easier, with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) completing nearly 90% of a first-of-its-kind multimodal skywalk equipped with travelators.

The elevated pedestrian corridor, the first in India to feature moving walkways as part of a public transport interchange, will connect the Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk Monorail station, Mahalaxmi Metro station on the Aqua Line and Mahalaxmi station on Western Railway's suburban network. (SEE BOX)

Once operational, the facility is expected to cut transfer time between the three transport systems by almost 20 minutes by allowing commuters to switch modes without...