Kone commissions world’s largest passenger elevator at Jio World Centre, Mumb

11th May 2022
Kone commissions world’s largest passenger elevator at Jio World Centre, Mumb
The Jio World Convention Centre and ( inset) the world's largest passenger elevator installed by Kone India

Mumbai, May 11, 2022: Kone Elevators India, a fully owned subsidiary of  the Finland -based Kone Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, announced  this week that it has installed  world’s largest passenger elevator at Jio World Centre, BKC, Mumbai.
Spread over a floor area of 25.78 square metre, this 16 ton, 5-stop elevator was  designed, built and tested from the most optimum people flow analysis, with high quality and safety aspects built in.
Said Amit Gossain, Managing Director, Kone Elevators India:”We are pleased to announce that the world’s largest passenger elevator is by Kone, and it is in India. Besides our Kone India team, the Kone Global team of Major Projects experts collaborated with us to design and deliver this most challenging and complex project. Together with our customers, not only we innovate and create solutions that users appreciate, but also create an experience that they can't find anywhere else,” he further added.
The elevator provides visitors a glimpse into the expansive world of Jio World Centre, BKC, which is India’s new landmark business and cultural destination, located in the heart of Mumbai which boasts 188 world-class elevators and escalators installed by Kone.
Kone is the first one in elevator industry to open its digital platform and APIs to the customers. This collaboration creates limitless possibilities such as touchless Elevator Call API, Service Robot API, Equipment Status API, Service Info API and many more.
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Jio World Convention Centre
Launched in March 2022, the Jio World Convention Centre, claims to be
India’s finest, largest convention and exhibition facilities
The multi- dimensional venue sets global benchmarks in India with
transformative spaces, backed by technology:
-3 exhibition halls spanning 161460 sq. ft., accommodating over 16,500 guests
 -2 convention halls totalling 107640 sq. ft. accommodating over 10,640 guests
-A 32290 sq. ft. ballroom, accommodating over 3200 guests
-25 meeting rooms with total area of 29062 sq. ft.
-Total area of 139930 sq. ft. of pre-function concourse across all the levels
-Hybrid and digital experiences enabled by 5G network
-Largest kitchen capacity with ability to cater to over 18,000 meals a day|
-India's largest on-site parking in a convention centre with capacity of 5,000 cars