Mumbai’s commuter scape is changing rapidly with new transport modes coming up. Mumbai dabbawalas have appealed to the chief minister for a luggage compartment in the Metro and Monorail trains.

The suburban trains have fixed luggage compartments with dedicated slots for the dabbawalas and the Metro should replicate the model said the president of the Mumbai Dabbawala Association. Mumbai is currently constructing what could be considered the largest Metro rail network ever attempted by any country, spanning 337 km. This includes approximately 40 km of underground lines being built by MMRCL.