A survey of women travellers between Virar and Dahanu and Neral and Karjat by the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has poured water over the tall claims made by both Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR). It has found that over 45 per cent women feel unsafe, with almost 90 per cent being dissatisfied with the infrastructure.

Women commuters said they were dissatisfied with deplorable infrastructure at railway stations with slippery staircases, stinking toilets, location of ladies compartments, accessibility to the station, and no improvement from railways despite complaints. About 1,009 women commuters were interviewed for the report, which was uploaded on the MRVC website and then hurriedly taken down.