Over 150 years on, Mumbai’s suburban rail network now spans 427.5 km and caters to nearly 75 lakh passengers every day. As per official World Bank records, overcrowding on every 12-car train on the Western Railway network, reduced from 5,400 passengers in 2009, to 4,000 passengers in 2014. On Central Railway network, crowding was trimmed from 9,000 passengers in a 12-car train in 2009 to 8,000 passengers in 2014. We have introduced significant changes” says Mukul Jain, Divisional Railway Manager, Western Railway. The Mumbai rail network also runs with the most subsidised rail fares making ambitious railway projects a major challenge.

Source: Indian Express October 07, 2017 18:45 UTC