MH-03 Wadala RTO (Mumbai East): Address, Timings, Phone & Services

Quick Glance

MH-03 is the Regional Transport Office for Mumbai (East). It sits inside the Wadala Truck Terminal complex on Wadala Road and handles registration, licensing and tax functions under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, for vehicles and drivers across its eastern-suburb jurisdiction. Every vehicle registered here carries a number plate beginning "MH-03."

A Deputy RTO office also operates under the same MH-03 registration code at Sir Pochkhanwala Road, Worli (phone 022-24935857) Mumbai–400025, identified for non-transport (NT) vehicle services. This is a separate physical office from the Wadala RTO.
(Source: Maharashtra State Transport Commissionerate office directory)

According to the Maharashtra Transport Department's own PIN-to-RTO mapping, MH-03 covers a cluster of eastern-suburb localities, including:

• Kurla, Chembur, Govandi, Mankhurd and Trombay

• Chunabhatti, Vidyavihar, Sion (parts) and Rajawadi

• Vikhroli, Kanjurmarg, Bhandup and Mulund

• Ghatkopar, Powai and Sakinaka

This is a partial list drawn from the department's own directory, not an exhaustive ward-by-ward boundary.

If your address is near a jurisdiction edge, Parivahan's "Know Your RTO" lookup will confirm which office covers your specific PIN code before you make a trip. (Source: transport.maharashtra.gov.in, "Know Your RTO" PDF)

The office is located at B-2, 3rd Floor, Wadala Truck Terminal, Wadala Road, Mumbai (East) – 400037, inside the truck terminal complex rather than at a standalone street address. Wadala Road and GTB Nagar railway stations, along with the Wadala Depot monorail station, are the nearest rail links; BEST buses serve the truck terminal directly, and the Eastern Freeway/Eastern Express Highway gives road access from other parts of the city.

Because the RTO sits inside a large commercial terminal, it's worth calling ahead to confirm the entrance and counter you need, especially for a first visit.

The office follows Monday–Friday working days. Administrative hours run 9:45 AM to 6:15 PM; the public dealing counter, where applications and payments are handled, is open 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM.

Is Wadala RTO open on Saturday?

No — under a Government of Maharashtra resolution effective from 29 February 2020, state government offices, including the Transport Department, moved to a five-day working week, with all Saturdays off in exchange for longer weekday hours. Some third-party directories still list Saturday hours for Mumbai RTOs; these appear to be outdated.

If your visit is time-sensitive, a quick call to 022-24036479 before travelling is worthwhile. (Source: Government Resolution, General Administration Department, 24 February 2020)

As the Regional Transport Office for its jurisdiction, MH-03 Wadala handles the core RTO functions for vehicles and drivers registered in its area: new vehicle registration, transfer of ownership, duplicate RC issuance, driving licence services, road tax collection, and vehicle fitness certification for commercial vehicles. Many of these processes now start on the Parivahan portal, with the physical visit reserved for biometric capture, document verification or the driving test itself.

Driving Tests & Vehicle Inspection

Driving licence tests for MH-03 applicants are conducted in connection with the Wadala Truck Terminal office, and the Worli Deputy RTO also handles licence-related testing for the MH-03 area. Beyond this, there's no official confirmation about a separate commercial-vehicle fitness-testing facility, its exact location, track dimensions or test procedures.

If you need to confirm the exact testing location and slot process for your specific service, call the office directly or check your Parivahan appointment confirmation, which specifies the venue.

What Can You Do Online Instead?

Several MH-03 services can be started or completed without a visit, through the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' Parivahan platform:

• Sarathi — learner's licence application, DL renewal, address updates, duplicate DL

• Vahan — vehicle registration status, ownership transfer initiation, tax payment, RC-related services

Steps that require biometric capture, physical document verification, or a driving skill test still need an in-person visit, even when the application itself was filed online.

Official Government Resources

• Maharashtra Transport Department

• Parivahan Sewa – Sarathi

• Parivahan Sewa – Vahan