A snag in the Mumbai Metro Blue Line 1 on Tuesday morning again caused a crowd surge at Ghatkopar station’s foot overbridge, resulting in long queues and clashes between suburban rail and Metro commuters. These are Metro commuters using the Railway’s infrastructure, which leads to overcrowding and then the blame falls on us. The issue lies with the Metro train itself, and suburban railway passengers are also suffering due to this crowding. Metro should manage their passengers within their own premises and not burden our already crowded station infrastructure.

The Metro station has multiple floors and can accommodate all the crowd inside the station if they want to at least temporarily till the upgraded Ghatkopar station gets ready. The actual train platform is on the topmost floor and the entry of commuters is blocked at the entry point itself leading to this crowd spillover. If there is a stampede tomorrow, the blame will be on the Railways,” said a railway security official.