The Central Railway seems to be waiting for another stampede on its suburban network with the design of Ghatkopar station's platform number one. Passenger amenities that are barely used almost suffocate the platform at the station that sees heavy crowds on its local as well as Metro sections. These amenities create bottlenecks in the movement of passengers and could lead to a stampede during peak hours, passenger associations have warned.

Railway data suggests that Ghatkopar is one of the most high-density stations along the Central Railway and also caters to the entire Metro rail crowd turning the platform extremely chaotic during rush hours. A visit by mid-day revealed that platform one (home platform) that opens up on the road is very narrow with very little space for the hundreds of passengers to walk on.