The Death Track Final

The Death Track (Central Railway) Mumbai Rail Pravasi Sangh

President: Mr. Madhu Kotian , Compiled by Siddhesh Desai

To, Mr. Suresh Prabhu Railway Minister, India Rail Bhavan, Raisina Road, New Delhi ‐110001 Dated: 28/12/2015 RAILWAY is said to be a LIFE LINE in Mumbai but in past few years its become DEATH LINE. Every year 3000 ‐ 4000 commuters died in railway accidents.

Bhavesh Nakate Baby Rasika Baby Kanchan & Baby Shweta Age 21 Years Age 14 Years Age 10 Years Above innocent photos are the Accident Victims who lost their lives because of Railway.

We will like to thanks Hon. Railway Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu ,Hon. Mr. Kirit Somaiya for setting up the committee to investigate the accidents in the Central Railway. A whopping 25,722 passengers fell from suburban trains (travelling on Western, Central and Harbour suburban services in Mumbai Commissionerate) in last 10 years. As per the statistics provided under the RTI query, apart from 6,989 passengers who died after falling from trains, 22,289 passengers succumbed while crossing the tracks (trespassing). This accidents are not just responsibility of Railway but the local Municipality, MRVC & MMRDA are also part in it as they all totally failed to visualize & planning for the situation. It is clear by now , short term solutions will not resolve this issue. We need to plan by taking into account atleast 5 years beyond picture.

In the Thane , Dombivali & Kalyan local municipality driven TMT, KDMC are failed to provide satisfactory service like BEST is giving in Mumbai. This is the main reason railway accidental deaths are less in Mumbai compared to Thane.

Most of the Municipality driven works of ROB, Subway & FOB works are on halt (eg Kharegao ROB) , is one of sign that they are not serious about this issue. We like request all of the stakeholders to join this mission & nobody will lose their loved ones while travelling through trains.

Compiled By : Siddhesh Desai (Mob 9819923245) Checked by : Mr. Madhu Kotian (Mob 9869141433)



Mumbai Rail Pravasi Sangh (MRPS) its working for the Railway Commuters for last more than 17 years. We Discussed, analyze & highlight the problem with Railway officials for every issues faced by Railway Commuter. Mr. Madhu Kotian the President of the MRPS is ZRUCC member. Mr. Kailash Verma (SRUCC

) & Mr. Nandkumar Pawagi one of the most active social worker & experts in the Railway Subject. Ms. Nazima Sayyad is one of the hardcore activists who highlight the problems of Ladies Passengers & Mumbra commuters. Mr Siddhesh Desai is Six Sigma practitioner & Scientist by profession help to troubleshoot the problems by data analysis, he is representing & highlighting problems of Kalwa Commuters, Mr. Shantaram Chavan is one of our Railway Activist who highlight the problems in Diva Station. We appreciate that Many reports are generated by the Railway & MRVC but analysis (Six Sigma) of that data will give the root causes of the problem. Please find below report, analysis & possible solutions to stop this Homicides. Major mistake Railway is doing is to Categories the accident data by Major stations , this is misguided the officials eg. Most of Railway accidents are happened between Kalwa , Mumbra are taken as Thane & Railway investing a ton on Thane instead of actual Accident Spots. We like to request Railway & MRVC to consider data analysis on Pin Point Location to resolve the root causes.

Mumbai is Financial & Commercial capital of India. Railway is LIFELINE of Mumbai where more than 85 lakh daily commuters travel from Railway to reach Collage & Office. Mumbai Railway is having 4 major branches

No of Station

Kms

Central 62 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) to Kalyan (54 km), from where it bifurcates into two lines – one to Kasara (67 km) in the north‐east and the other to Khopoli(61 km) in the south‐east

Western 36 Churchgate to Virar (60 km) while Mainline Electrical Multiple Units (MEMUs) service the section beyond Virar to Dahanu Road (60 km).

Harbour 32 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) to Andheri and Panvel. Trans Harbour 10 Thane to Vashi, Nerul and Panvel Central Railway is biggest & oldest railway belt in Mumbai Suburban Railway. But in past few years no of accidents are increased in this belt. As per the statistics provided under the RTI query, apart from 6,989 passengers who died after falling from trains, 22,289 passengers succumbed while crossing the tracks (trespassing). As railway officials claim to be operating maximum suburban trains to ease the hardships of daily commuters in Mumbai, the number of deaths and those injured after falling from trains has gone up in the last one decade.A whopping 25,722 passengers fell from suburban trains (travelling on Western, Central and Harbour suburban services in Mumbai Commissionerate) in last 10 years, of whom 6,989 commuters died while 18,733 survived.This ground zero report will help to highlight , troubleshoot the problems & find out the root Causes.




Population Shift

Mumbai City is mainly divided in Old Main Mumbai (CST to Mulund) & Mumbai Suburban (Thane to Kalyan). In past few years cost of living & price of Home in Mumbai is rised by 10 to 15 fold. This will results in the middle class & lower Middle class Mumbaikars ae shifted from the Mumbai ti find out affordable houses & standard of Living. Most of them chooses the Thane, Dombivali , Kalyan & Badalapur as the City but this places are also gone beyond the budget of Common Mumbaikar who served his family by doing office Jobs. Meanwhile due to geographic location near Thane, Kalwa, Mumbra & Diva are comes up with illegal but affordable options for the common Mumbaikars, who want the HOME. The big amount of population is shifted to the the Kalwa ‐ Diva Corridor, who are the daily commuters of railway who travelled to Mumbai from their residence. . This is the main reason of all the transport issues are towards the Mumbai from Suburban in Morning & from Mumbai to Suburban in the Evening. Unfortunately Government, Local Municipalities, Railway & MRVC are not done any provision of for the transportation of this massive population shift. We will look the current problems, Solutions at the Major Accidents spots in the Central Railway. The Most of the railway accidents are happened at the Thane to Mumbra Corridor, Kurla & Kalyan Corridor

Fast track the Construction of Kalwa Airoli Link

Most awaited Kalwa Airoli Link need to be take on priority , this will resolve the load of the Thane station & help the commuters from this corridor who wants to travel to Trans Harbor. Currently they have to travel to Thane Station & then change the Platforms to travel through Trans Harbor.

Construction of 5th & 6 th Track

Construction of 5th & 6th Track between Thane to Diva & from Kurla to CST need to complete on priority.

Fast Track & complete the Pending projects under MUTP II within Timeline.

Approval & Construction of Parsik Station will decrease the Death toll drastically.




Design change of the Train

The Current Proposed changes in the coaches are not welcomed by the commuters. As this reduced the seating area . It very difficult for any commuter who wants to alight at the station in peak hour’s come out of this rush. This proposed design will increased the standing area but decreased the movability & results in the more issues between

commuters. The best solution for the accessibility of the commuters is the platform on the both side. But if this is not possible

If we look at the density map of any coach while peak hour

most densely area is the Foot board of any train & this area

is blocked by the commuters who want to get alight at the

next few stations or who wants to enjoy the breeze of air. This will results in the high dense area near Door. Most of commuters who wants to get down at next station blocked the door. If increase this area movability of the commuters will increase & resolve the density to board & alight for the commuters.

If we look at this figure we come to know that area for the

Commuters to board & alight is increased

It will be great if we remove this fencing which I blocking the commuters to board. We need to investigate all the opportunities to increase the footboard area near door.




Death Pole.

The Current Pole place near the door are smooth & it loosen the grip of any commuter who hold it for long time. Its very dangerous when hands are oily or sweating. It can be coated or replace with small & rubber griped pole.

Entry & Exit points

Entry & Exits points need to be differentiated. Security personnel need to be check tickets at the entry points as

this will resolve the load of the commuters without ticket.

It is observed that some trespassers are cross the track to avoid the TC & met with the accidents. This no of accidents can be avoided by this type of arrangements.

This arrangements will help to remove all the commuters who are alight from the station very fast this will remove one more root cause of time to come out of station




1st class & Ladies coaches need to be integrate & placed at the middle of the trains. This will help commuters to choose coach with less density. This will help the security to give protection to the Ladies Commuters.

To run 12 coach trains but increase the frequency

There are many issues to run 15 coach trains , meanwhile it is more effective to run low no of Coaches but with high no of Frequencies.

To run the Trains with short distance in the slow corridor i.e. trains upto Thane & Ghatkopar but Long distance trains of Fast Tracks. This will effect to resolve the load of commuters in the peak hours.

The major roadblock to increase the frequency is the Current singling system, we have to move to CBTC cabin controlled Signaling System to increase the frequency of the local trains on slow track.

Load on the Motorman

The strength of Motorman's are need to be increased as Load on the Motorman is very high & they are doing 2 shifts a day. He is a solely responsible person for the thousands of commuters travelled through Trains

Safety of Gagman

All the Maintenance is taking care by Gagman & Ground support staff. Their safety should not be compromise one extra person / supervisor need to be with them to taking care for their safety. This will increase the quality of Maintenance work & results in the less breakdown.

Need more no of Racks.

Central Railway need to buy more no of Racks to increase the frequency of Trains in the Peak Hour & Cater the commuters.

Fast Track the Decision & Action Process

One Railway board member should at the Mumbai to fast track the decision process.

Committee should be formed with the members of Maharashtra Government, Railway, MRVC, MMRDA , Local Municipality & Pravasi Sanghatana, to resolve any communication & Action issues which leads in Delayed.

Station Masters of the Stations need to take more responsibilities & highlight the problems of Passengers.




Do not allowed Mails & Cargos I the Peak Hours beyond Kalyan in Morning Peak Hours

AS per the above about 70% commuters travel in the peak hours , the delay in the mails is results in the delayed the Local Trains Timetable. SO please d not alow Mails in the Peak hours to disturb the Local timetable.

ROBs & Subways.

Due to unavailability of ROBs & Subways most of the Fataks (i.e. Kalwa , Diva) results in the delayed the Local Timetable. The construction of ROBs & Subways need to be complete on priority to smooth run the Timetable.

Immediate help for the accident Victims.

Ambulance & RPF staff need to be allocated near the Accidents Spots at the peak hour to provide the immediate aid to victim. SOP need to revisit to handle this accidents & provide immediate aids to the victim.




The Death Corridor (Kalwa , Mumbra & Diva)

As per the current situation due to affordable housing most of the Mumbai Population is shifted to this corridor. Population in this corridor is increased by 10 folds & more than 6 lakhs to 8 lakhs daily commuters are travelled through trains. If we look at the below chart most of the commuters are

Travelled between 7.00 am to 10.00 am in the morning. But if you look at the another chart which is showing no of trains passed from this stations during this Peak Hours, we will understand the major root cause of this overcrowding

From morning 7.00 am to 8.00 am out of 11 trains 9 trains are long distance & only 2 trains are from Dombivali Station but Dombivali itself is most crowded station on CR. This situation in the morning peak hour leads to the Overcrowding & Failing of Railway Commuters from the Trains. Due to

this situation no space is left for the Diva, Mumbra & Kalwa commuters. More than 395 railway

commuters are died in this year till date between Thane to Mumbra Station. After the discussion with




the CR DRM Ho. Mr. Abhitabh Ozha sir, railway investigation committee visited the Mumbra & Kalwa Station. They also agrees that Overcrowding is main cause for this Deaths.

Tracks are Curved between the Kalwa & Mumbra.

Diva, Mumbra & Kalwa all 3 stations are at the same side of the train & due to curved tracks near the Parsik , Trains are almost down to one side due to the load. Due to this increased load major accidents are happened at this spot. We highlighted this issue to CR investigation committee visted on 7 Nov 2015.

● The Maximum Death toll is from Thane to Mumbra Belt, the construction of the proposed PARSIK Station will save many lives & Thane Locals can be extended to Parsik Station. This will reduce the 30%‐40% load of the Thane station.

● As a Failure mode precaution & to relieve the load, Service Track from Diva to Thane Station can be build which will help as a Plan B after any accident & will relieve the load from the Diva to Thane Station.

Its IMPOSSIBLE to board in the Train from KALWA station at the morning peak hours. Fights between the commuters are regular in

this station just to board in the trains. If Railway is not responded to this station problem , it will become major issue one day.

Even the Distance between Mumbra & Kalwa is around 6 kms but due to this curved geographic location Train speed is reduced & it takes more than 6 minutes. Its very difficult for any healthy commuter to hold for the 6 minutes in the overcrowded trains & results in to the falling from the trains. In the 1st week of October, 10 commuters lost their lives in the same corridor.

Death of Trespassers in this corridor

ROB & Subways are required to connect the East & West part to stop the trespassers. But unfortunately Construction of Kharegao & Diva ROB are on halt.

Gholai Nagar is main accident spot between in the Kalwa Mumbra belt , as no connectivity other than crossing the tracks from this area to Kalwa west . Subway at this area will reduced the death of trespassers to zero in this area.




Long pending demand for the Parsik Station need to approve , as this station will resolve major issues of the Kalwa & Mumbra commuters.

Kalwa , Mumbra & Diva need to be collate in the Smart City Campaign. This help to raise the Fund for the Railway & alternate mode of transport.

Road parallel with the Central railway tracks from Dombivali to Thane. Its very easy to Connect Thane to Parsik by parallel road.

Most of commuters are alight at the Thane station. Diva ‐ Thane trains need to start at earliest.

At Least hourly 2 trains from the Parsik or Diva station to resolve the Load at this corridor & this can be easily manage from the Kalwa Carshed.

Decentralization Thane Station

After the Trans Harbour service is started Load of the Thane Station is Increased by many folds. Airoli‐Kalwa Link route is already sanctioned , if this work is completed on priority will help to reduce the load in Thane Station.

Due to no space left in the Trains to board at the Kalwa & Mumbra Passengers, they invest more than Rs 20 & 30 mins to 40 mins daily to reach Thane station. Construction of Parsik Station will reduce the load of Thane Station by 40%.

In the evening Peak time most of the trains are upto Thane , if we increase the route upto Kalwa or Parsik Station , it will reduce the major load of the Commuters travelled through slow train. This trains are mainly from Kalwa Carshed, this will take some efforts to construct the back route from Parsik to Kalwa Carshed but results in the great extend

No Need of Thane Extended station, the distance between Mulund & Thane station is very less & its very well connected by roads. We take steps to relieve the load on Thane station by measures mentioned above .

Dombivali Station

Dombivali is highest loaded station in current scenario, Dombivali‐Thane or Diva‐ Thane trains need to be initiated in the Morning peak hours.

Need to increase the trains in the morning peak hours to resolve the load in the Morning Peak Hours.

Parallel Roads need to be construct to give option to the railway.




Kalyan Station

Kalyan Junction is one of the place with highest no of accidental deaths . Construction of 5th & 6th Track need to complete as this will give scope to increase the fast trains from Kalyan.

In Morning Peak hour at least 2 extra trains need to be run from Kalyan to cater the Passenger load.

We like to oppose the decision by CR authority to give access to local commuters in the long distance mail. When passengers are travelling with their loved ones, Old parents, small kids & with their luggage, it's very difficult to get down as other local commuters will blocked their door to get down.

Closed Door Trains will not help to solve the purpose with current load of the passengers. It is impossible to close the door with very high load of the Passengers. It effective but not feasible solution in current date .

Deadly Distance of Footboard & Platform

We are thankful to Railway & Hon MP Mr. Kirit Somaiyya , after incident of Monika More railway fast track the process of maintenance of platform to reduce the distance of Platform & Footboard. Still their are many platform where this distance is deadly . We request Railway to complete this work on priority

In Mumbai suburban train system the main users are from following categories.

● Office going people (~80%)

● School & college going students ● Senior citizens ● Businessmen ● Physically handicapped ● Luggage carrying people ● Long distance travelers ● Vendors

Analysis of Major Main Causes of Deaths

Overcrowding

Trespassing at Stations

Trespassing Mid Stations

Distance of Platform to Train footboard




Probable Reasons of Trespassing at Stations

To save time as the width of the platforms are insufficient to cater to the overcrowding on the platform itself which results into lot of time being wasted, in reaching the provided FOB.

The height of the FOB is very high and hence is uncomfortable even for normal healthy person to use it.

Numbers of FOBs are insufficient to cater to the peak hour needs of passenger traffic leading to lot of overcrowding on the FOB itself.

Lack of facilities for physically handicapped people & senior citizens; like escalator, ramp, etc.

Small ramp at both the ends of the platform also encourages trespassing.

Last minute announcement of change in the platform schedule for arrival / departure of the train.

Human settlement along the track also leads to regular trespassing by the inhabitants.

There are small time vendors selling vegetables & other day‐to‐day usable products along the railway tracks in the vicinity of the platform at either end, this leads to trespassing.

Exceptional circumstances like medical emergency, person with heavy luggage, etc. leads to compulsory trespassing.

Rag pickers are regular trespassers.

Inadequate height of fencing between tracks encourages people to jump from platform on to the track & climb the fencing to reach the other platform, thus leading to serious trespassing.

Poor connectivity between east and west near level‐crossing. For eg. flyovers, skywalks, etc. The time taken to cross from east to west and vice‐versa using flyover is very high due to heavy traffic leading or forcing people to use level crossing.

People travelling without proper ticket trespass in order to avoid T.C.

People trespass at certain locations in order to save octroi tax.

During peak hours it is extremely difficult to board a train from the platform side because of which the people get into the train from the other side using emergency ladder provided at door causing serious trespassing. E.g. Mumbra station.




People are accustomed to trespassing and it has become a default behavioral tendency.

No proper access provided to human settlements due to which residents have no choice but to use railway track causing serious trespassing

Probable Reasons of Trespassing at mid‐section.

Human settlements along the track lead to regular trespassing by the inhabitants.

Poor surface connectivity between east and west. The time taken to cross from east to west and vice‐versa using R.O.B is much more due to heavy traffic leading people to cross tracks.

There are small time vendors selling vegetables & other day‐to‐day usable products along the railway tracks.

People trespass at certain locations in order to save octroi tax.

People are accustomed to trespassing and it has become a default tendency.

Non availability of strong compound walls along Railway Boundary.

Fix office timing is one of the main root cause , Late marks leads to salary cut & most of the commuters of Railway are Middle class & Lower middle Office class.

Causes of Death due to Trespassing:

No proper access provided to human settlements due to which residents have

no choice but to use railway track causing trespassing and hence death

Non visibility of train due to sharp curvatures.

Inadequate or no lighting arrangement along the railway track.

The light emanating from the human settlement parallel to the railway track and the main headlight of the moving train confuses the trespasser to judge the distance of the train during night time.

Use of mobile phone deviates the attention of the trespasser due to which he/she cannot hear the horn.

Plants near the Tracks , Curves on Tracks block the visibility of trespassers while crossing the Tracks




Death Spots at Central Suburban Railway ‐ I (With Pole Nos.)

1. 19/13 – Ghatkopar to Vikhroli

2. 28/6 ‐ Nahur & Mulund

3. 30/15 – Mulund & Thane

4. 33/11 – Thane & Kalwa (Vitawa bridge)

5. 35/7 – Thane & Diva (Through line)

6. 35/1 – Thane & Kalwa

Central Suburban Railway ‐ II

1. 37/3 – Kalwa & Mumbra 2. 38/2 – Kalwa & Mumbra

2. 40/4 – Mumbra & Diva

3. 42/6 to 43/11 – Mumbra & Diva

4. 55/10 – Kalyan & Ulhasnagar

5. Shahad – Kalyan & Ambivli

6. 67/3 – Ambernath & Badlapur

Few Additional points are described below.

1. SAFETY

● Unified Security Force As Safety is first priority &Amending the Rules, even by amendment of the Constitutional suitable for bringing two agencies i.e. Railway Protection Force (RPF) &State Railway Police(GRP), under one roof and control under the Railways to Reduce the Problems of Commuters/ Other Passengers.

● In Thane Station one of the GRP or RPF offices can be shifted to Platform No.10 for the better Surveillance.




● 1st class is fully loaded with General Class Public or Without Ticket Public need to take action & Fine need to Increase to Rs 500 for the First Class

● Why we need Ticket checkers a this job can be done by the any security forces. ● RPF & GRP should be preset on Platform & FOBs to maintain the security.

2. Railway Accidents & Repairs

● Immediate aid need to be provided for the injured commuters. Injured commuters must get the assistance on Golden Hours to increase the chance of the survival. ● The Cases of the Railway accidents are pending since ling to fast track judgments it two more Tribunals are required. MRPS already filled PTE for the same. ● To reduce the accidents on tracks Pressure points

need to be investigated. (Ex Kalwa‐Diva‐Mumbra). ● Need to analyze the data received from the different Surveys (Like recently Survey conducted

by JJ School of arts)

● The Pressure points (Like Kalwa Mumbra belt has maximum accidents & repairs) need to be find out, the Modern technologies & techniques like Six Sigma, Lean, Statically tools need to use to find out the Root Cause & solve the problems.

● The Maximum Death toll is from Thane to Mumbra Belt, the construction of the proposed PARSIK Station will save many lives & Thane Locals can be extended to Parsik Station. This will reduce the 30%‐40% load of the Thane station.

● As a Failure mode precaution & to relieve the load, Service Track from Diva to Thane Station can be build which will help as a Plan B after any accident & other than relieve the load from the Diva Station to Thane Station.

● More Courts required for Accident Victims. More than 7500 cases are pending some of them are from 2008. RCT resolves avg. 75‐100 cases per month but nearly 140 claims filed per month .per day avg. 11 deaths & same no. of injured. Every year nearly 1600‐1700 claims for RCT but almost 1000‐1200 claims are settled by RCT per year & more than 600 cases are pending per year. To fast track the process two more tribunals (Courts) need to be generated to tackled the present Load. Association demands Railway Case Tribunal (RCT) needs more Judge t

● Moreover the maximum compensation is 4 Lakhs which is revised at 1994 (before it was 2 Lakhs). Association demands for max compensation need to be raised upto 8 Lakhs




3. Fund Raising

● The Canteen licenses need to check & given after the AUCTION.

● Corporate Social Responsibility Fund (CSR)

● CSR fund &corporate partnership need to be increase for the Railway

● Different & dedicate board should be form for MUMBAI SUBURBANS for the Fast Track Approvals

● Proposed CST ‐ Kalyan Elevated track: It is going to cost 32000Cr& cost is increasing tremendously due to Parsik Mountain. We suggest, right now extend it only up to Proposed Parsik Station. Thereby cost reduces to Rs. 10000Cr.

● Railway can generate funds by utilizing the free space for Hotels , Restaurants & Party Halls. ● Most of the work can be proceeded with Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model.

Smart Ticketing

Railway is using very old & traditional ticketing system. This systems have many flaws, with limited manpower it is not possible for railway to catch hold of without ticket commuters. New Techniques like RFID, NIF need to be us to stop the entry of without ticket passengers.

4. Services

● Fine amount to be increase for the without ticket commuters in the First Class Compartment. Space for the Ladies Compartment need to Increase. One more Ladies Special need at Peak Hours ● Basic Amenities are needed like Urinal , Safe Drinking Water, Canteen facilities required at the Kanjurmarg, Vikhroli, Nahur, Bhandup, Kalwa Mumbra & Diva Stations. ● Railway should complete on Priority the Pending& In complete Projects of MUTP II.

● Long Pending Diva Bridge will solve the Many Issue ● Trains are not available for Rajasthan, Gujrat from Central Railway




● Diva Station need to Develop for the Kokan Railways. As all the Kokani Public need to go to Thane

● Handicap Card need to re issue every after 5 years need to get Lifetime Card for the permanent Handicapped personnel.

● Computerized Ticket system needed at the Sindhudurg Railway Station

5. CBTC cabin controlled Signaling System: Automatic Track Signal System should be started immediately on Slow train track : Thane ‐Kalyan: Charchgate‐Virar & Harbor Line ‐ CST to Panvel. With this frequency of trains will be increased to 2 minutes. Thereby more number of Rakes can ply. Trains service will increase.

6. At Present the track on Central Railway is of 50 gauge./Lbs. Where as in WR track is of 60gauge

to fit to Rajdhani . Due to this Tail track fractures/ repairs are less in WR. So CR tracks be also of 60 gauge.

7. The present MRVC Metro line from Belapur‐ Kharghar terminates at Taloja. It should be extended upto Dombivali‐ Kalyan_ Ambernath_ Badalapur suitably to cope up the dispersal of passenger load.

8. We welcome composite ticket of Rail & Bus. However, Various Municipal Bus Services are plying in Palghar ‐ Thane District be brought under one control & 1 composite tickets can be issued.

9. Sr. Citizens : They should be able to get in/ get down comfortably at Peak Hrs special compartments reserved for them may be ERE Marked with separate with separate color.

10. Ladies Spl.: In view of increase in Ladies commuters , during peak hrs there should be more Ladies Spl. Local that to Semi fast Ladies Local from Badalapur to CST.




11. Kalyan/ Thakurli be made Terminus for Mail trains

12. Sanctioned Kalyan‐ Airoli Elevated Project express will take 4 years to complete. In view of existing increase in commuter’s traffic, more shuttle service be provided. i.e. Thane ‐ Karjat & Thane‐ Kasara.

13. Terminus be made at Parel: Rail track no. 5& 6 between Kurla‐CST is proposed by Rly.Kurla to Panvel there is possibility of construct 5th&6th Line faster hence at least this work be undertaken on priority. If this is work is made faster , then load on Fast track will be reduced.

14. Two tracks be laid on Kalyan‐ Karjat & Karjat‐ Kasara section.

15. DIva Jn. Platform modified enabling Mail train Halt for Kokan Rail trains.

16. Since two tracks are proposed to be laid on Panvel‐ Dahanu section, All stations in between be made SUBURBAN FIT. As an alternative that EMU rake can be plied on this section.

17. GM (CR) replied that on Diva‐ Vasai section is heavily packed & there is no scope of extra services. SO EXTRA COACHES be attached to MEMU/DMU.

18. Extension of Platform of Kopar (Upper) to consider Halt of Mail express train : Trains coming from North India, going to South Halt be given at Kopar (Upper) SO that Passengers can get down to Kopar (Lower) & proceed to Thane‐ Ghatkopar/ Kalyan, Titwala/ Ambernath.

19. Thane‐ Borivali link may be completed either by Train or metro service.




20. Laying Rail track on Thane‐ Borivali section.

21. Some Ring‐routes be considered e.g. DIwa‐ Panvel,Karjat _ Metro service. 22. Additional Railway Stations‐ Need to initiate on Priority to reduce the Load & Accidents.

● Parsik Station:‐ To relieve the load on Thane Station & reducethe Railway accidents between

Thane to Mumbra belt Parsik Station between Kalwa & Mumbra need to be initiated on fast track.

● Guravali between Titwala‐Khardi

● Chikalavali between Ambernath & Badalapur

23. Plan for Ring route train from Karjat _ Panvel_ Kalyan_‐Karjat

We like to thank for this opportunity & we are confident on the Railway officials that they will consider this demands & comments for the Planning. We are always with you as the counter partner for betterment of Indian Railway.

Signature

Mr. Madhu Kotian President,

Mumbai Rail Pravasi Sangh Mob No. 9869141433

Email ID [email protected]


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