Mumbai local train update: Chaos erupted during Mumbai’s morning rush hour after a Badlapur–CSMT AC fast local failed to open its doors at Dadar station. Stranded commuters were forced to alight at Byculla, triggering protests and demands for accountability from railway authorities
Ruckus at Byculla station
Mumbai on Wednesday witnessed tense scenes during the morning rush hour after an AC fast local train on the Central Railway line failed to open its doors at Dadar station, forcing commuters to alight at the next stop, Byculla, around 6.4 km away.
The incident involved the 10:42 am Badlapur–CSMT AC local, which halted at Dadar as scheduled but departed without opening its automatic doors. Several commuters who intended to disembark at Dadar were left stranded inside the train, causing widespread frustration.
The Badlapur-CSMT train arrived at Dadar, and there were lots of commuters inside the train who wanted to disembark at Dadar. The train halted as usual, but the doors did not open, and the train departed. The next station was Byculla, and people missed their schedules.
Mukesh Makhija, one of the commuters travelling in the fast AC local train, emphasised, “The Badlapur–CSMT train arrived at Dadar, and there were lots of commuters inside who wanted to get down. The train halted as usual, but the doors did not open, and it left the station,” said AC local commuter Mukesh Makhija. “The next stop was Byculla, and many people missed their schedules.”
Angered by the inconvenience, commuters created a ruckus at Byculla station and confronted the railway authorities about the incident. According to passengers, they approached the motorman to seek an explanation.
Another commuter, while expressing disbelief about the inconvenience, asserted, “We then approached the motorman. There were seven people in his cabin. We questioned him, and he said that the guard is in charge of the train and that he does not have a mechanism to open doors.”
Makhija further added that, “The inside talk-back mechanism box was not working, and we did not try to pull the chain, maybe for some irrelevant reason, and disturb all other trains.”
The incident added to commuter woes during peak hours, with many demanding accountability and better maintenance of AC local trains on the central line.
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