Andheri station could get a new passenger exit towards Andheri East, with Western Railway proposing a 12-car home platform alongside the sixth line to ease peak-hour congestion. The facility would allow passengers arriving on platform 9 to alight from either side of the train and exit directly towards the Andheri East road, reducing the need to use the station’s existing passenger circulation areas.

The proposal comes amid recurring crowding at the station, where passengers from arriving trains can spill onto foot overbridges (FOBs) and staircases. Andheri handles more than 1000 suburban train movements and around 4.5 lakh passengers a day, according to railway sources.