Mumbra train accident exposes deadly commuting crisis on Central Railway

The accident also compelled Dombivali resident Deepak Dubey, and other railway commuters, to present the Central Railway a charter of demands,

MUMBAI: Seven deaths a day – that’s how dispensable human life is, for it’s the number of people who die on the suburban network of the Central Railway every single day. But the death of five commuters, who fell from two overcrowded trains crossing each other near Mumbra station on June 9, hides a darker truth. It was a tipping point politicians and city planners can no longer ignore.

Thane, India - June -14, 2025:Review after the Accident at Mumbra ,Out side kalwa Railway Station ,Increasing population and Urbanization in kalwa ,in Thane,in Mumbai, India, on, Satuday, June -14, 2025. ( Praful Gangurde /HT Photo ) (Praful Gangurde)

The accident also compelled Dombivali resident Deepak Dubey, and other railway