Over the century, Mumbai's suburban railway system evolved into a lifeline for commuters in the metropolitan city. In 2007-08 there were 67.82 lakh people travelling everyday which went up to 76.22 lakh daily commuters until September this year. Railway tracks that killOvercrowded coaches, poor infrastructure at stations and red tapeism is the concoction that leads to deaths on the railway tracks. On one hand we call the suburban railway system the city's lifeline but unfortunately at least 8 to 10 people die on the rail tracks of Mumbai everyday. Other components like leaky and incomplete roofs, broken tiles on platforms and staircases make stations wholly inconvenient to daily commuters.

Source: dna October 07, 2017 03:00 UTC