India, June 27 -- One fine day, you walk to the bus stop you've used for years and discover that it's set to disappear. That is, in the words of Juhu Koliwada residents, what is happening with the local bus stop where thousands have boarded and alighted from buses over the decades.

On Tuesday, commuters were confronted with a BEST notice pasted at the bus stop that it was being relocated, and any objections had to be submitted to the Santacruz depot manager within 15 days. However, there was no mention of why the bus stop was being shifted or where it would be relocated.

"This bus stop has seen three generations of my family. My father used to take a bus from here to go to school and now my daughter uses it to take a bus to her classes,...