Mumbai Metro One admin warns against eating inside coaches, platforms

Administration from Mumbai Metro service operating between Versova and Ghatkopar via Andheri have appealed to commuters to not eat on platforms or inside the trains.

In a tweet, Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) asked people to report about commuters eating food inside Metro to its staff. “You are requested to inform the metro staff at the station or on platform accordingly.

A MMOPL spokesperson, had previously in a statement said, “Eating and drinking inside Metro trains is a punishable offence in all the Metro systems in India as it creates nuisance for fellow commuters. A penalty up to Rs 500 can be levied on the offenders. We have displayed messages inside the trains and have also carried out many awareness campaigns."

Around 3.5 lakh commuters take the metro every day on weekdays and the 11.4 km corridor is the eighth densest metro corridor in the world.