TheDeathTrack(CentralRailway)

MumbaiRailPravasiSangh
President:Mr.MadhuKotian,CompiledbySiddheshDesai

To,
Mr.SureshPrabhu
RailwayMinister,India
RailBhavan,RaisinaRoad,
NewDelhi110001
Dated:28/12/2015

RAILWAYis
saidtobea
LIFELINE
inMumbaibutinpastfewyearsitsbecome
DEATHLINE.
Everyyear
30004000commutersdiedinrailwayaccidents.

BhaveshNakate
BabyRasika
BabyKanchan&BabyShweta
Age21Years
Age14Years
Age10Years

AboveinnocentphotosaretheAccidentVictimswholosttheirlivesbecauseofRailway.
WewillliketothanksHon.RailwayMinister
Mr.SureshPrabhu
,Hon.
Mr.KiritSomaiya
forsettingup
thecommitteetoinvestigatetheaccidentsintheCentralRailway.Awhopping25,722passengersfell
fromsuburbantrains(travellingonWestern,CentralandHarboursuburbanservicesinMumbai
Commissionerate)inlast10years.AsperthestatisticsprovidedundertheRTIquery,apartfrom
6,989
passengerswhodiedafterfallingfromtrains
,22,289
passengerssuccumbedwhilecrossingthetracks
(trespassing).Thisaccidentsarenotjustresponsibilityof
Railway
butthe
localMunicipality
,
MRVC
&
MMRDA
arealsopartinitastheyalltotally
failed
to
visualize&plannin
gforthesituation.Itisclearby
now,shorttermsolutionswillnotresolvethisissue.Weneedtoplanbytakingintoaccountatleast5
yearsbeyondpicture.
IntheThane,Dombivali&KalyanlocalmunicipalitydrivenTMT,KDMCarefailedtoprovidesatisfactory
servicelikeBESTisgivinginMumbai.Thisisthemainreasonrailwayaccidentaldeathsarelessin
MumbaicomparedtoThane.
MostoftheMunicipalitydrivenworksofROB,Subway&FOBworksareonhalt(egKharegaoROB),is
oneofsignthattheyarenotseriousaboutthisissue.Welikerequestallofthestakeholderstojointhis
mission&nobodywilllosetheirlovedoneswhiletravellingthroughtrains.
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TheDeathTrack(CentralRailway)

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President:Mr.MadhuKotian,CompiledbySiddheshDesai

MumbaiRailPravasiSangh(MRPS)
itsworkingfortheRailwayCommutersforlastmorethan17years.
WeDiscussed,analyze&highlighttheproblemwithRailwayofficialsforeveryissuesfacedbyRailway
Commuter.
Mr.MadhuKotian
thePresidentoftheMRPSisZRUCCmember.
Mr.KailashVerma(SRUCC
)&Mr.NandkumarPawagi
oneofthemostactivesocialworker&expertsintheRailwaySubject.Ms.
NazimaSayyad
isoneofthehardcoreactivistswhohighlighttheproblemsofLadiesPassengers&
Mumbracommuters.
MrSiddheshDesai
isSixSigmapractitioner&Scientistbyprofessionhelpto
troubleshoottheproblemsbydataanalysis,heisrepresenting&highlightingproblemsofKalwa
Commuters
,Mr.ShantaramChavan
isoneofourRailwayActivistwhohighlighttheproblemsinDiva
Station.WeappreciatethatManyreportsaregeneratedbytheRailway&MRVCbutanalysis(SixSigma)
ofthatdatawillgivetherootcausesoftheproblem.Pleasefindbelowreport,analysis&possible
solutionstostopthis
Homicides.Majormistake
Railwayisdoingisto
Categories
theaccidentdataby
Majorstations,
t
hisis
misguided
theofficialseg.MostofRailwayaccidentsarehappenedbetween
Kalwa,MumbraaretakenasThane&RailwayinvestingatononThaneinsteadofactualAccidentSpots.
WeliketorequestRailway&MRVCtoconsiderdataanalysisonPinPointLocationtoresolvetheroot
causes.
MumbaiisFinancial&CommercialcapitalofIndia.RailwayisLIFELINEofMumbaiwheremorethan85
lakhdailycommuterstravelfromRailwaytoreachCollage&Office.MumbaiRailwayishaving4major
branches

Central

Noof
Station
62

Kms

ChhatrapatiShivajiTerminus(
CST
)to
Kalyan(54km)
,
fromwhereitbifurcatesintotwolinesoneto
Kasara(67km)
in
thenortheastandtheotherto
Khopoli(61km)
inthesoutheast
Western
36
ChurchgatetoVirar(60km)whileMainlineElectricalMultiple
Units(MEMUs)servicethesectionbeyondVirartoDahanuRoad
(60km).
Harbour
32
ChhatrapatiShivajiTerminus(CST)toAndheriandPanvel.
TransHarbour
10
ThanetoVashi,NerulandPanvel
CentralRailwayisbiggest&oldestrailwaybeltinMumbaiSuburbanRailway.Butinpastfewyearsnoof
accidentsareincreasedinthisbelt.AsperthestatisticsprovidedundertheRTIquery,apartfrom6,989
passengerswhodiedafterfallingfromtrains,22,289passengerssuccumbedwhilecrossingthetracks
(trespassing).Asrailwayofficialsclaimtobeoperatingmaximumsuburbantrainstoeasethehardships
ofdailycommutersinMumbai,thenumberofdeathsandthoseinjuredafterfallingfromtrainshas
goneupinthelastonedecade.Awhopping25,722passengersfellfromsuburbantrains(travellingon
Western,CentralandHarboursuburbanservicesinMumbaiCommissionerate)inlast10years,ofwhom
6,989commutersdiedwhile18,733survived.Thisgroundzeroreportwillhelptohighlight,troubleshoot
theproblems&findouttherootCauses.
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PopulationShift
MumbaiCityismainlydividedinOldMainMumbai(CSTtoMulund)&MumbaiSuburban(Thaneto
Kalyan).Inpastfewyearscostofliving&priceofHomeinMumbaiisrisedby10to15fold.Thiswill
resultsinthemiddleclass&lowerMiddleclassMumbaikarsaeshiftedfromtheMumbaitifindout
affordablehouses&standardofLiving.MostofthemchoosestheThane,Dombivali,Kalyan&
BadalapurastheCitybutthisplacesarealsogonebeyondthebudgetofCommonMumbaikarwho
servedhisfamilybydoingofficeJobs.MeanwhileduetogeographiclocationnearThane,Kalwa,
Mumbra&DivaarecomesupwithillegalbutaffordableoptionsforthecommonMumbaikars,who
wanttheHOME.ThebigamountofpopulationisshiftedtothetheKalwaDivaCorridor,whoarethe
dailycommutersofrailwaywhotravelledtoMumbaifromtheirresidence..Thisisthemainreasonofall
thetransportissuesaretowardstheMumbaifromSuburbaninMorning&fromMumbaitoSuburbanin
theEvening.UnfortunatelyGovernment,LocalMunicipalities,Railway&MRVCarenotdoneany
provisionofforthetransportationofthismassivepopulationshift.Wewilllookthecurrentproblems,
SolutionsattheMajorAccidentsspotsintheCentralRailway.TheMostoftherailwayaccidentsare
happenedatthe
ThanetoMumbraCorridor
,
Kurla
&
KalyanCorridor
FasttracktheConstructionofKalwaAiroliLink
MostawaitedKalwaAiroliLinkneedtobetakeonpriority,thiswillresolvetheloadoftheThane
station&helpthecommutersfromthiscorridorwhowantstotraveltoTransHarbor.Currentlythey
havetotraveltoThaneStation&thenchangethePlatformstotravelthroughTransHarbor.
th
Constructionof5
&6thTrack
th
th
Constructionof5
&6
TrackbetweenThanetoDiva&fromKurlatoCSTneedtocompleteonpriority.

FastTrack&completethePendingprojectsunderMUTPIIwithinTimeline.
Approval&ConstructionofParsikStation
willdecreasetheDeathtolldrastically.

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DesignchangeoftheTrain
TheCurrentProposedchangesinthecoachesarenotwelcomedby
thecommuters.Asthisreducedtheseatingarea.Itverydifficultfor
anycommuterwhowantstoalightatthestationinpeakhourscome
outofthisrush.Thisproposeddesignwillincreasedthestandingarea
butdecreasedthemovability&resultsinthemoreissuesbetween
commuters.Thebestsolutionfortheaccessibilityofthecommutersistheplatformonthebothside.
Butifthisisnotpossible
Ifwelookatthedensitymapofanycoachwhilepeakhour
mostdenselyareaistheFootboardofanytrain&thisarea
isblockedbythecommuterswhowanttogetalightatthe
nextfewstationsorwhowantstoenjoythebreezeofair.
ThiswillresultsinthehighdenseareanearDoor.Mostof
commuterswhowantstogetdownatnextstationblocked
thedoor.Ifincreasethisareamovabilityofthecommuters
willincrease&resolvethedensitytoboard&alightforthe
commuters.

Ifwelookatthisfigurewecometoknowthatareaforthe
Commuterstoboard&alightisincreased

Itwillbegreatifwe
remove
thisfencingwhichI
blockingthecommuterstoboard.Weneedto
investigatealltheopportunitiestoincreasethe
footboardareaneardoor.

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DeathPole.
TheCurrentPoleplacenearthedooraresmooth&itloosenthegripofanycommuter
whoholditforlongtime.Itsverydangerouswhenhandsareoilyorsweating.Itcanbe
coatedorreplacewithsmall&rubbergripedpole.
Entry&Exitpoints
Entry&Exitspointsneedtobedifferentiated.Security
personnelneedtobecheckticketsattheentrypointsas
thiswillresolvetheloadofthecommuterswithoutticket.
ItisobservedthatsometrespassersarecrossthetracktoavoidtheTC
&metwiththeaccidents.Thisnoofaccidentscanbeavoidedbythis
typeofarrangements.
Thisarrangementswillhelptoremoveallthecommuterswhoarealight
fromthestationveryfastthiswillremoveonemorerootcauseoftime
tocomeoutofstation

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st
1
class&Ladiescoachesneedtobeintegrate
&placedatthemiddleofthetrains.Thiswillhelp
commuterstochoosecoachwithlessdensity.ThiswillhelpthesecuritytogiveprotectiontotheLadies
Commuters.

Torun12coachtrainsbutincreasethefrequency
Therearemanyissuestorun15coachtrains,meanwhileitismoreeffectivetorunlownoofCoaches
butwithhighnoofFrequencies.
ToruntheTrainswithshortdistanceintheslowcorridori.e.trainsuptoThane&GhatkoparbutLong
distancetrainsofFastTracks.Thiswilleffecttoresolvetheloadofcommutersinthepeakhours.
ThemajorroadblocktoincreasethefrequencyistheCurrentsinglingsystem,wehavetomove
to
CBTCcabincontrolledSignalingSystem
toincreasethefrequencyofthelocaltrainsonslow
track.
LoadontheMotorman
ThestrengthofMotorman'sareneedtobeincreasedasLoadontheMotormanisveryhigh&theyare
doing2shiftsaday.Heisasolelyresponsiblepersonforthethousandsofcommuterstravelledthrough
Trains
SafetyofGagman
AlltheMaintenanceistakingcarebyGagman&Groundsupportstaff.Theirsafetyshouldnotbe
compromiseoneextraperson/supervisorneedtobewiththemtotakingcarefortheirsafety.Thiswill
increasethequalityofMaintenancework&resultsinthelessbreakdown.
NeedmorenoofRacks
.
CentralRailwayneedtobuymorenoofRackstoincreasethefrequencyofTrainsinthePeakHour&
Caterthecommuters.
FastTracktheDecision&ActionProcess
OneRailwayboardmembershouldattheMumbaitofasttrackthedecisionprocess.
CommitteeshouldbeformedwiththemembersofMaharashtraGovernment,Railway,MRVC,MMRDA,
LocalMunicipality&PravasiSanghatana,toresolveanycommunication&Actionissueswhichleadsin
Delayed.
StationMasters
oftheStationsneedtotakemoreresponsibilities&highlighttheproblemsof
Passengers.
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DonotallowedMails&CargosIthePeakHoursbeyondKalyaninMorningPeakHours

ASpertheaboveabout70%commuterstravelinthepeakhours,thedelayinthemailsisresultsinthe
delayedtheLocalTrainsTimetable.SOpleasednotalowMailsinthePeakhourstodisturbtheLocal
timetable.
ROBs&Subways.
DuetounavailabilityofROBs&SubwaysmostoftheFataks(i.e.Kalwa,Diva)resultsinthedelayedthe
LocalTimetable.TheconstructionofROBs&Subwaysneedtobecompleteonprioritytosmoothrun
theTimetable.
ImmediatehelpfortheaccidentVictims.
Ambulance&RPFstaffneedtobeallocatedneartheAccidentsSpotsatthepeakhourtoprovidethe
immediateaidtovictim.SOPneedtorevisittohandlethisaccidents&provideimmediateaidstothe
victim.

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TheDeathTrack(CentralRailway)

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TheDeathCorridor(Kalwa,Mumbra&Diva)
AsperthecurrentsituationduetoaffordablehousingmostoftheMumbaiPopulationisshiftedtothis
corridor.Populationinthiscorridorisincreasedby10folds&morethan6lakhsto8lakhsdaily
commutersaretravelledthroughtrains.Ifwelookatthebelowchartmostofthecommutersare
Travelledbetween
7.00amto10.00amin
themorning.Butifyou
lookattheanother
chartwhichisshowing
nooftrainspassed
fromthisstations
duringthisPeakHours,
wewillunderstandthe
majorrootcauseof
thisovercrowding
Frommorning7.00am
to8.00amoutof11
trains9trainsarelong
distance&only2trains
arefromDombivali
StationbutDombivali
itselfismostcrowded
stationonCR.This
situationinthe
morningpeakhour
leadstothe
Overcrowding&Failing
ofRailwayCommuters
fromtheTrains.Dueto
thissituationnospaceisleftfortheDiva,Mumbra&Kalwacommuters.Morethan
395railway
commuters
arediedinthisyeartilldatebetweenThanetoMumbraStation.Afterthediscussionwith

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theCRDRMHo.Mr.AbhitabhOzhasir,railwayinvestigationcommitteevisitedtheMumbra&Kalwa
Station.TheyalsoagreesthatOvercrowdingismaincauseforthisDeaths.

TracksareCurvedbetweentheKalwa&Mumbra
.
Diva,Mumbra&Kalwaall3stationsareatthesamesideofthetrain&duetocurvedtracksnearthe
Parsik,Trainsarealmostdowntoonesideduetotheload.Duetothisincreasedloadmajoraccidents
arehappenedatthisspot.WehighlightedthisissuetoCRinvestigationcommitteevistedon7Nov2015.

TheMaximumDeathtollisfromThanetoMumbraBelt,the
constructionoftheproposed
PARSIKStation
willsavemany
lives&ThaneLocalscanbeextendedtoParsikStation.This
willreducethe30%40%loadoftheThanestation.
AsaFailuremode
precaution&torelievetheload
,ServiceTrackfromDivato
Thane
StationcanbebuildwhichwillhelpasaPlanBafter
anyaccident&willrelievetheloadfromtheDivatoThane
Station.

Its
IMPOSSIBLE
toboardintheTrainfrom
KALWA
stationatthe
morningpeakhours.Fightsbetweenthecommutersareregularin
thisstationjusttoboardinthetrains.IfRailwayisnotrespondedtothisstationproblem,itwillbecome
majorissueoneday.
EventheDistancebetweenMumbra&Kalwaisaround6kmsbutduetothiscurvedgeographiclocation
Trainspeedisreduced&ittakesmorethan6minutes.Itsverydifficultforanyhealthycommuterto
st
holdforthe6minutesintheovercrowdedtrains&resultsintothefallingfromthetrains.Inthe1

week
ofOctober,
10commuters
l
osttheirlivesinthesamecorridor.
DeathofTrespassersinthiscorridor
ROB&SubwaysarerequiredtoconnecttheEast&Westparttostopthetrespassers.Butunfortunately
ConstructionofKharegao&DivaROBareonhalt.
GholaiNagarismainaccidentspotbetweenintheKalwaMumbrabelt,asnoconnectivityotherthan
crossingthetracksfromthisareatoKalwawest.Subwayatthisareawillreducedthedeathof
trespasserstozerointhisarea.

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Longpendingdemandforthe
ParsikStation
needtoapprove,asthisstationwillresolvemajorissuesof
theKalwa&Mumbracommuters.
Kalwa,Mumbra&Divaneedtobecollateinthe
SmartCityCampaign
.ThishelptoraisetheFundfor
theRailway&alternatemodeoftransport.
Roadparallel
withtheCentralrailwaytracksfromDombivalitoThane.ItsveryeasytoConnectThaneto
Parsikbyparallelroad.
MostofcommutersarealightattheThanestation.
DivaThane
trainsneedtostartatearliest.
AtLeasthourly2trainsfromthe
Parsik
or
Divastation
toresolvetheLoadatthiscorridor&thiscanbe
easilymanagefromtheKalwaCarshed.
DecentralizationThaneStation
AftertheTransHarbourserviceisstartedLoadoftheThaneStationisIncreasedbymanyfolds.
AiroliKalwaLinkrouteisalreadysanctioned,ifthisworkiscompletedonprioritywillhelptoreducethe
loadinThaneStation.
DuetonospaceleftintheTrainstoboardattheKalwa&MumbraPassengers,theyinvestmorethanRs
20&30minsto40minsdailytoreachThanestation.ConstructionofParsikStationwillreducetheload
ofThaneStationby
40%.
IntheeveningPeaktimemostofthetrainsareuptoThane,ifweincreasetherouteuptoKalwaor
ParsikStation,itwillreducethemajorloadoftheCommuterstravelledthroughslowtrain.Thistrains
aremainlyfromKalwaCarshed,thiswilltakesomeeffortstoconstructthebackroutefromParsikto
KalwaCarshedbutresultsinthegreatextend
NoNeedofThaneExtendedstation,
thedistancebetweenMulund&
T
hanestationisveryless&its
verywellconnectedbyroads.WetakestepstorelievetheloadonThanestationbymeasures
mentionedabove.
DombivaliStation
Dombivaliishighestloadedstationincurrentscenario,DombivaliThaneorDivaThanetrainsneedto
beinitiatedintheMorningpeakhours.
NeedtoincreasethetrainsinthemorningpeakhourstoresolvetheloadintheMorningPeakHours.
ParallelRoads
needtobeconstructtogiveoptiontotherailway.

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KalyanStation
th
th
KalyanJunctionisoneoftheplacewithhighestnoofaccidentaldeaths.Constructionof5
&6
Track
needtocompleteasthiswillgivescopetoincreasethefasttrainsfromKalyan.

InMorningPeakhouratleast2extratrainsneedtoberunfromKalyantocaterthePassengerload.
WeliketoopposethedecisionbyCRauthoritytogiveaccesstolocalcommutersinthelongdistance
mail.Whenpassengersaretravellingwiththeirlovedones,Oldparents,smallkids&withtheirluggage,
it'sverydifficulttogetdownasotherlocalcommuterswillblockedtheirdoortogetdown.
ClosedDoorTrains
willnothelptosolvethepurposewithcurrentloadofthepassengers.Itis
impossibletoclosethedoorwithveryhighloadofthePassengers.Iteffectivebutnotfeasiblesolution
incurrentdate.
DeadlyDistanceofFootboard&Platform
WearethankfultoRailway&HonMPMr.KiritSomaiyya,afterincidentofMonikaMorerailwayfast
tracktheprocessofmaintenanceofplatformtoreducethedistanceofPlatform&Footboard.Stilltheir
aremanyplatformwherethisdistanceisdeadly.WerequestRailwaytocompletethisworkonpriority
InMumbaisuburbantrainsystemthemainusersarefromfollowingcategories.

Officegoingpeople(~80%)
School&collegegoingstudents
Seniorcitizens
Businessmen
Physicallyhandicapped
Luggagecarryingpeople
Longdistancetravelers
Vendors

AnalysisofMajorMainCausesofDeaths
Overcrowding
TrespassingatStations
TrespassingMidStations
DistanceofPlatformtoTrainfootboard

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ProbableReasonsofTrespassingatStations
Tosavetimeasthewidthoftheplatformsareinsufficienttocatertotheovercrowdingontheplatform
itselfwhichresultsintolotoftimebeingwasted,inreachingtheprovidedFOB.
TheheightoftheFOBisveryhighandhenceisuncomfortableevenfornormalhealthypersontouseit.
NumbersofFOBsareinsufficienttocatertothepeakhourneedsofpassengertrafficleadingtolotof
overcrowdingontheFOBitself.
Lackoffacilitiesforphysicallyhandicappedpeople&seniorcitizens;likeescalator,ramp,etc.
Smallrampatboththeendsoftheplatformalsoencouragestrespassing.
Lastminuteannouncementofchangeintheplatformscheduleforarrival/departureofthetrain.
Humansettlementalongthetrackalsoleadstoregulartrespassingbytheinhabitants.
Therearesmalltimevendorssellingvegetables&otherdaytodayusableproductsalongtherailway
tracksinthevicinityoftheplatformateitherend,thisleadstotrespassing.
Exceptionalcircumstanceslikemedicalemergency,personwithheavyluggage,etc.leadstocompulsory
trespassing.
Ragpickersareregulartrespassers.
Inadequateheightoffencingbetweentracksencouragespeopletojumpfromplatformontothetrack
&climbthefencingtoreachtheotherplatform,thusleadingtoserioustrespassing.
Poorconnectivitybetweeneastandwestnearlevelcrossing.Foreg.flyovers,skywalks,etc.Thetime
takentocrossfromeasttowestandviceversausingflyoverisveryhighduetoheavytrafficleadingor
forcingpeopletouselevelcrossing.
PeopletravellingwithoutpropertickettrespassinordertoavoidT.C.
Peopletrespassatcertainlocationsinordertosaveoctroitax.
Duringpeakhoursitisextremelydifficulttoboardatrainfromtheplatformsidebecauseofwhichthe
peoplegetintothetrainfromtheothersideusingemergencyladderprovidedatdoorcausingserious
trespassing.E.g.Mumbrastation.

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Peopleareaccustomedtotrespassingandithasbecomeadefaultbehavioraltendency.
Noproperaccessprovidedtohumansettlementsduetowhichresidentshavenochoicebuttouse
railwaytrackcausingserioustrespassing
ProbableReasonsofTrespassingatmidsection.
Humansettlementsalongthetrackleadtoregulartrespassingbytheinhabitants.
Poorsurfaceconnectivitybetweeneastandwest.Thetimetakentocrossfromeasttowestand
viceversausingR.O.Bismuchmoreduetoheavytrafficleadingpeopletocrosstracks.
Therearesmalltimevendorssellingvegetables&otherdaytodayusableproductsalongtherailway
tracks.
Peopletrespassatcertainlocationsinordertosaveoctroitax.
Peopleareaccustomedtotrespassingandithasbecomeadefaulttendency.
NonavailabilityofstrongcompoundwallsalongRailwayBoundary.
Fixofficetimingisoneofthemainrootcause,Latemarksleadstosalarycut&mostofthecommuters
ofRailwayareMiddleclass&LowermiddleOfficeclass.
CausesofDeathduetoTrespassing:
Noproperaccessprovidedtohumansettlementsduetowhichresidentshave
nochoicebuttouserailwaytrackcausingtrespassingandhencedeath
Nonvisibilityoftrainduetosharpcurvatures.
Inadequateornolightingarrangementalongtherailwaytrack.
Thelightemanatingfromthehumansettlementparalleltotherailwaytrackandthemainheadlightof
themovingtrainconfusesthetrespassertojudgethedistanceofthetrainduringnighttime.
Useofmobilephonedeviatestheattentionofthetrespasserduetowhichhe/shecannothearthehorn.
PlantsneartheTracks,CurvesonTracksblockthevisibilityoftrespasserswhilecrossingtheTracks

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DeathSpotsatCentralSuburbanRailwayI(WithPoleNos.)
1.19/13GhatkopartoVikhroli
2.28/6Nahur&Mulund
3.30/15Mulund&Thane
4.33/11Thane&Kalwa(Vitawabridge)
5.35/7Thane&Diva(Throughline)
6.35/1Thane&Kalwa
CentralSuburbanRailwayII
1. 37/3Kalwa&Mumbra
2. 38/2Kalwa&Mumbra
2.40/4Mumbra&Diva
3.42/6to43/11Mumbra&Diva
4.55/10Kalyan&Ulhasnagar
5.ShahadKalyan&Ambivli
6.67/3Ambernath&Badlapur

FewAdditionalpointsaredescribedbelow.
1. SAFETY

UnifiedSecurityForce
AsSafetyisfirstpriority&AmendingtheRules,evenbyamendmentof
theConstitutionalsuitableforbringingtwoagenciesi.e.
Railway
ProtectionForce(RPF)
&
StateRailwayPolice(GRP)
,underoneroofand
controlundertheRailwaystoReducetheProblemsofCommuters/
OtherPassengers.
In
ThaneStation
oneofthe
GRPorRPFoffices
canbeshiftedtoPlatformNo.10forthebetter
Surveillance.

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st
1
classisfullyloadedwithGeneralClassPublicorWithoutTicketPublicneedtotakeaction&
Fine
needtoIncreaseto
Rs500
fortheFirstClass
WhyweneedTicketcheckersathisjobcanbedonebytheanysecurityforces.
RPF&GRPshouldbepresetonPlatform&FOBstomaintainthesecurity.

2. RailwayAccidents&Repairs

Immediate
aidneedtobeprovidedforthe
injuredcommuters.
InjuredcommutersmustgettheassistanceonGolden
Hourstoincreasethechanceofthesurvival.

The
Cases
oftheRailwayaccidentsare
pending
sincelingtofast
trackjudgmentsittwomoreTribunalsarerequired.
MRPSalreadyfilled
PTE
forthesame.
Toreducetheaccidentsontracks
Pressurepoints
needtobeinvestigated.(ExKalwaDivaMumbra).
Need
toanalyzethedata
receivedfromthedifferentSurveys(LikerecentlySurveyconducted
byJJSchoolofarts)

ThePressurepoints(Like
KalwaMumbra
belthasmaximumaccidents&repairs)needtobefind
out,theModerntechnologies&techniqueslike
SixSigma,Lean,Staticallytools
needtouseto
findouttheRootCause&solvetheproblems.
TheMaximumDeathtollisfromThanetoMumbraBelt,theconstructionoftheproposed
PARSIKStation
willsavemanylives&ThaneLocalscanbeextendedtoParsikStation.Thiswill
reducethe30%40%loadoftheThanestation.
AsaFailuremodeprecaution&torelievetheload
,ServiceTrackfromDivatoThane
Station
canbebuildwhichwillhelpasaPlanBafteranyaccident&otherthanrelievetheloadfromthe
DivaStationtoThaneStation.
MoreCourtsrequiredforAccidentVictims
.
Morethan7500casesarependingsomeofthemarefrom2008.RCTresolvesavg.75100cases
permonthbutnearly140claimsfiledpermonth.perdayavg.11deaths&sameno.ofinjured.
Everyyearnearly16001700claimsforRCTbutalmost10001200claimsaresettledbyRCTper
year&morethan600casesarependingperyear.Tofasttracktheprocess
twomoretribunals
(Courts)
needtobegeneratedtotackledthepresentLoad.
AssociationdemandsRailwayCaseTribunal(RCT)needsmoreJudget

Moreoverthemaximum
compensation
is4Lakhswhichisrevisedat1994(beforeitwas2
Lakhs).Associationdemandsformaxcompensationneedtoberaised
upto8Lakhs

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(Mob9819923245) Checkedby:Mr.MadhuKotian
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MumbaiRailPravasiSangh
President:Mr.MadhuKotian,CompiledbySiddheshDesai

3. FundRaising

The
Canteen
licensesneed
tocheck&givenafterthe
AUCTION
.

CorporateSocial
ResponsibilityFund(CSR)

CSRfund&
corporate
partnership
needtobeincreasefortheRailway

Different&dedicate
board
shouldbeformfor
MUMBAISUBURBANS
fortheFastTrack
Approvals
Proposed
CSTKalyanElevatedtrack
:Itisgoingtocost
32000Cr
&costisincreasingtremendouslyduetoParsik
Mountain.Wesuggest,rightnowextenditonlyuptoProposed
ParsikStation.Therebycost
reducestoRs.10000Cr
.
Railwaycangeneratefundsbyutilizingthe
freespaceforHotels,Restaurants&PartyHalls
.
Mostoftheworkcanbeproceededwith
PublicPrivatePartnership
(
PPP
)Model.

SmartTicketing
Railwayisusingveryold&traditionalticketingsystem.Thissystemshavemanyflaws,with
limitedmanpoweritisnotpossibleforrailwaytocatchholdofwithoutticketcommuters.New
TechniqueslikeRFID,NIFneedtobeustostoptheentryofwithoutticketpassengers.

4. Services

Fineamounttobe
increaseforthewithoutticketcommutersintheFirstClass
Compartment.SpacefortheLadiesCompartmentneedto
Increase.OnemoreLadiesSpecialneedatPeakHours

BasicAmenitiesare
neededlikeUrinal,SafeDrinkingWater,Canteenfacilities
requiredattheKanjurmarg,Vikhroli,Nahur,Bhandup,Kalwa
Mumbra&DivaStations.

Railwayshouldcomplete
onPrioritythePending&IncompleteProjectsof
MUTPII.
LongPending
DivaBridge
willsolvetheManyIssue
Trainsarenotavailablefor
Rajasthan,Gujrat
from
CentralRailway

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(Mob9869141433)

TheDeathTrack(CentralRailway)

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President:Mr.MadhuKotian,CompiledbySiddheshDesai

Diva
StationneedtoDevelopforthe
KokanRailways
.AsalltheKokaniPublicneedtogoto
Thane
HandicapCardneedtoreissueeveryafter5yearsneedtogetLifetimeCardforthepermanent
Handicappedpersonnel.
ComputerizedTicketsystemneededatthe
SindhudurgRailwayStation

5. CBTCcabincontrolledSignalingSystem
:
AutomaticTrackSignalSystemshouldbestartedimmediatelyonSlowtraintrack:Thane
Kalyan:CharchgateVirar&HarborLineCSTtoPanvel.Withthisfrequencyoftrainswillbe
increasedto2minutes.TherebymorenumberofRakescanply.Trainsservicewillincrease.

6. AtPresentthetrackonCentralRailwayisof
50gauge./Lbs
.WhereasinWRtrackisof60gauge
tofittoRajdhani.DuetothisTailtrackfractures/repairsarelessinWR.SoCRtracksbealsoof
60gauge
.

7. Thepresent
MRVCMetroline
from
BelapurKharghar
terminatesatTaloja.Itshouldbe
extendedupto
DombivaliKalyan_Ambernath_Badalapur
suitablytocopeupthedispersalof
passengerload.

8. Wewelcome
compositeticket
ofRail&Bus.However,VariousMunicipalBusServicesareplying
inPalgharThaneDistrictbebroughtunder
onecontrol&1compositetickets
canbeissued.

9. Sr.Citizens
:Theyshouldbeabletogetin/getdowncomfortablyatPeakHrsspecial
compartmentsreservedforthemmaybe
EREMarked
withseparatewith
separatecolor
.

10. LadiesSpl
.:InviewofincreaseinLadiescommuters,duringpeakhrsthereshouldbemore
LadiesSpl.Local
thattoSemifastLadiesLocalfromBadalapurtoCST.

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TheDeathTrack(CentralRailway)

MumbaiRailPravasiSangh
President:Mr.MadhuKotian,CompiledbySiddheshDesai

11. Kalyan/Thakurli
bemade
Terminus
forMailtrains

12. Sanctioned
KalyanAiroliElevatedProject
expresswilltake4yearstocomplete.Inviewof
existingincreaseincommuterstraffic,
moreshuttle
servicebeprovided.i.e.ThaneKarjat&
ThaneKasara.

13. TerminusbemadeatParel
:Railtrackno.5&6betweenKurlaCSTisproposedbyRly.Kurlato
th th
Panvelthereispossibilityofconstruct5
&6Linefasterhenceatleastthisworkbeundertaken
onpriority.Ifthisisworkismadefaster,thenloadonFasttrackwillbereduced.

14. Twotracksbelaidon
KalyanKarjat&KarjatKasara
section.

15. DIvaJn.
PlatformmodifiedenablingMailtrainHaltfor
KokanRailtrains.

16. Sincetwotracksareproposedtobelaidon
PanvelDahanu
section,Allstationsinbetweenbe
madeSUBURBANFIT.Asanalternativethat
EMUrake
canbepliedonthissection.

17. GM(CR)repliedthaton
DivaVasai
sectionisheavilypacked&thereisnoscopeofextra
services.SO
EXTRACOACHES
beattached
toMEMU/DMU
.

18. ExtensionofPlatformof
Kopar(Upper)
toconsider
HaltofMail
expresstrain:Trainscoming
fromNorthIndia,goingtoSouthHaltbegivenatKopar(Upper)SOthatPassengerscanget
downtoKopar(Lower)&proceedtoThaneGhatkopar/Kalyan,Titwala/Ambernath.

19. ThaneBorivali
linkmaybecompletedeitherbyTrainormetroservice.

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20. LayingRailtrackon
ThaneBorivali
section.

21. SomeRingroutesbeconsiderede.g.
DIwaPanvel,Karjat
_Metroservice.
22. AdditionalRailwayStations
NeedtoinitiateonPrioritytoreducetheLoad&Accidents.

ParsikStation
:Torelievethe
load
on
Thane
Station&reducetheRailway
accidents
between
ThanetoMumbrabeltParsikStationbetween
Kalwa&Mumbra
needtobeinitiatedonfast
track.

Guravali
betweenTitwalaKhardi

Chikalavali
betweenAmbernath&Badalapur

23. PlanforRingroutetrainfromKarjat_Panvel_Kalyan_Karjat

Weliketothankforthisopportunity&weareconfidentontheRailwayofficialsthattheywillconsider
thisdemands&commentsforthePlanning.Wearealwayswithyouasthecounterpartnerfor
bettermentofIndianRailway.

Signature
Mr.MadhuKotian
President,
MumbaiRailPravasiSangh
MobNo.9869141433
EmailIDMRPS600@gmail.com

CompiledBy:SiddheshDesai
(Mob9819923245) Checkedby:Mr.MadhuKotian
(Mob9869141433)