This could be one of the reasons behind the growing rail accidents beyond Thane. Dombivali has beaten CST, Thane and Kalyan railway station to become the most crowded and fare generating suburban station in the Mumbai division on Central Railway (CR), an RTI query has revealed

The reply to a query filed by activist Anil Galgali stated that Dombivali is the most crowded station on the Central Railway (CR) with 2,33,635 commuters using the station everyday and Rs 14,94,538 being collected via fares from there everyday.