The total number of people killed in suburban train accidents in the country is 6,850, with maximum number of casualties of 2,937 in Mumbai in 2013, as told in Lok Sabha. Minister of State for Railway Manoj Sinha, informed that in the train accidents, a total of 1,384 people were killed in Mumbai, upto June 2014.

In 2012, there were 3,079 casualties. Sinha said that trespassing and crossing tracks are the main causes of the accidents. Crossing multiple tracks while using mobile phones, forcibly crossing gates and violating safety instruction also cause casualties.