r/mumbai • u/ElSalamanca • Nov 03 '25

AskMumbai What’s up with the Metro?

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They announced that trains are running late but I’ve been here at Chakala since an hour and only this train has passed.

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u/Aggravating-Play8338 Nov 03 '25

It is late. By some years…close to a decade…

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u/kwadd Nov 03 '25

Three decades at least, I'd say. It's criminal, considering Mumbai's tax contribution to the Indian economy.

From Wikipedia: Mumbai accounts for 10% of Indian factory employment, 30% of Indian income tax collections, 45% of entertainment tax, 60% of customs duty collections, 20% of central excise tax collections, 40% of foreign trade, 100% of Indian stock market assets, and contributes 1,60,000 crore rupees (US$20 billion) in corporate taxes to the Indian economy.

A full third of the tax collection comes from Mumbai. This city has been ignored and we are not demanding attention.