The service will reduce travel time to Mumbai. The distance will be covered in an hour.
The water taxi, ‘Nayan XI’, can seat 140 passengers on the lower deck and another 60 passengers on the upper or business class deck.
The fare is Rs 250 per seat on the lower deck and Rs 350 a seat on the other deck. The fares are less than what taxis charge for a road journey between Belapur and Colaba, where Gateway of India is located. The services will be available from Monday to Friday. There will no services on weekends.
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The service was inaugurated by Dadaji Bhuse, Minister for Ports Development of Maharashtra at Belapur Jetty.
