Saturday, 13 April 2013

Going to watch IPL in Wankhede? Better plan your route & parking


S.K.Wankhede stadium is located in South Mumbai. Wankhede is nearby the well known 'Churchgate' Station. Not far from the station is the 'Chatrapati Shivaji Station' too. Reaching from the suburbs during peak hours is a hassle through the overcrowded Mumbai Locals as well as the insane traffic. Below is a detailed summary to reach the stadium and for traffic status prior to heading towards the stadium do visit www.traffline.com



Access to the Stadium
  • Gate No. 2, 1, 7(Grand stand, Garware stand, MCA stand) are on the southern side of stadium, Entry form D road next to Garware chowk.
  • Gate No. 3(Vijay marchant stand) is Marine Drive housing road, western side of the stadium.
  • Gate No. 4( Sachin Tendulkar stand ) entry from opp. to university ground
  • Gate No. 5 (Sunil Gavaskar L1)entry is from east - west railway bridge
  • Gate No. 6 (Sunil Gavaskar L2 & Divecha stand)entry is form east – west bridge

Reaching via Cab 

Cab service is easily available in Mumbai (Obviously at some higher cost). They are available at any bus stop or nearby any society or college. Here’s the number to contact them directly to book a cab:
  • Tab cabs - 022 6363 6363 
  • Easy Cabs - 022 4343 4343 
  • Mega Cabs – 022 4242 4242 
Checking traffic status prior to hiring a cab is advisable to make sure you don’t miss the IPL kick-off due to traffic.

Parking near Stadium

  • Driving to the stadium from the Eastern Suburbs or from the direction of South Mumbai, you should drive straight to parking lots available at Maharshi Karve Road, M. G. Road, H. T. Parekh Marg, Mantralay Lane, Jeevan Vima Marg, Vidhan Bhavan periphery, CR-2 Inox, Jamnalal Bajaj Marg, Vinay K. Shah Marg, N.C.P.A Lane, D. Tata Road NCPA, Cooperage Ground. After you park your vehicle at any of these places, you can then walk towards the stadium. 
  • Driving to the stadium from the Western Suburbs, you should drive straight to parking lots vailable at Nana Nani Park Chowpatty, Wilson College Gymkhana, Hindu Gymkhana, Islam Gymkhana, Parsi Gymkhana, and Service Road on Eastern side of N. S. Road. After you park your vehicle at any of these places, you can then walk towards the stadium. 
  • No parking will be allowed on both the sides of N.S. Road, N. Purandare Marg, Maharshi Karve Marg (Queens Road), Kalbadevi Marg, J.S.S.Road, Shamaldas Gandhi Marg. 
During IPL matches there is no entry for all types of vehicles (except vehicles holding Passes) on: 
  • 'C' Road from the junction of N. S. Road to the junction of 'E' Road.
  • 'E' Road shall be one way from its junction of ‘D’ Road to its junction of ‘C’ Road.
  • 'C' Road shall be one way from its junction of N.S. Road to its junction of E & C Road.
  • 'D' Road shall be one way from its junction of ‘D’ Road to its junction of ‘C’ Road.
  • 'D' Road from the junction of N. S. Road to the junction of 'E' Road. 
  • 'E' Road from the junction of 'B' Road to the junction of 'D' Road. 
  • N.S.Road South bound from Princess Street Bridge to Air India Junction.
  • M.K.Road both side from Churchgate Junction to Anandilal Poddar Marg Junction.
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Reaching from Chhattrapati Shivaji International Airport or Santa Cruz Domestic Airport 
In case you are coming from some other city to watch the IPL, there are airport shuttle cabs as well as buses to transfer you to the stadium. If planning to travel via Mumbai Locals:

  • Vile Parle Station: 15-20 mins walk from Domestic Airport. 
  • Santacruz Station: 10-15 mins via Rick/Cab. 



From these western suburb Stations it will take you around 35-40 mins to reach Churchgate station.

Reaching from Eastern Suburbs (If you are coming from Pune) 

You will have to reach Dadar. Pune bound buses and cabs drop their passengers at Dadar. Reaching to Churchgate from Dadar via Mumbai Local is a 15-20 mins journey. If you are planning to book a cab, then it’s a 30 mins ride without traffic. 

For a detailed map instructions, do check - Route Advisory for Wankhede 

For any queries, you may reach @traffline. Get similar information for Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, Delhi and M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore also.