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Sion station’s dark stretch gets streetlights after mid-day flags commuter safety concerns
Updated On: 15 August, 2026 07:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Ritika Gondhalekar
A poorly lit stretch on the east side of Sion railway station has been fitted with streetlights after mid-day highlighted commuter safety concerns. Women had reported instances of inappropriate touching

Commuters pass through the dark alley at night
The dark and dangerous stretch along the east side of the Sion railway station was fitted with streetlights after mid-day raised commuters’ safety concerns. mid-day had approached the Central Railway for a comment over an inadequately lit approach road that had become a source of anxiety for commuters, with women alleging instances of inappropriate touching and one man recounting how he was robbed of his chain while using the stretch. Acting on the issue raised by this paper, Central Railway promptly acted and got the lights installed.

The stretch near the Sion station in the day




