The Bombay High Court on Friday (June 20, 2025) expressed concern over deaths of commuters on Mumbai local trains, describing the situation as “alarming”, an observation coming days after five people lost their lives post-falling off a packed suburban service.
The Court suggested installing automatic door-closing mechanisms in Mumbai local trains to prevent commuters from falling off but insisted this was advice purely from a “layman” perspective and railway expert views were needed on the issue.
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A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne urged authorities to take measures to ensure tragic incidents don't occur on the Mumbai suburban network in the future.
Citing an affidavit filed by the Railways, the Court noted that in 2024 alone over 3,588 fatalities happened on local trains (due to various accidents on the suburban network), which means on an average ten Mumbaikars die everyday.
