Central Railway has suspended platform ticket sales at 13 major Mumbai stations from December 5 to 7, 2025, due to expected high passenger traffic for Mahaparinirvan Diwas.

Central Railway (CR) has begun converting 20 of its existing 12-car suburban rakes into 15-car formations at one go

A tragic incident took place near Thane on June 9 when several passengers fell off an overcrowded Mumbai local train. The accident left at least 5 people died and multiple injured.

Mumbai: Upholding compensation granted by a railway claims tribunal to the family of a man who died due due to falling from a Mumbai suburban train tw.

Dismissing the railways’ contention, Justice Jitendra Jain noted that a Virar–Churchgate train is extremely crowded, especially during the morning peak hours, and it is very difficult for any passenger to enter the compartment, especially at Bhayandar railway station.

Many lives are lost in Mumbai’s perilous local trains commute, but the sheer apathy shown by Indian Railways when it comes to compensation is a sign of how little the government cares about the lives of the common man.

After the accident in October 2005, the man, who was travelling from Bhayandar to Marine Lines, was taken to hospital but succumbed to his injuries on November 2

Officials maintain that sealed doors are not viable on the existing non-AC fleet unless the entire architecture — ventilation, coach layout and internal capacity — is overhauled.