Mumbai Local: 6 Daily Deaths, 10-12 Accidents - Shocking Railway Statistics Revealed

N
News18•11-02-2026, 18:27
Mumbai Local: 6 Daily Deaths, 10-12 Accidents - Shocking Railway Statistics Revealed
- •An 18-year-old student, Soham Katare, died after falling from an overcrowded local train on his way to a board exam, highlighting the daily dangers.
- •Mumbai's local and main railway networks recorded 1457 deaths on Central Railway and 830 on Western Railway in 2025, averaging 6 deaths daily.
- •Additionally, 1565 passengers were injured on Central Railway and 989 on Western Railway, with 10-12 people involved in accidents daily.
- •Thane (278), Kalyan (266), Kurla (206), and Dombivli (111) on CR, and Borivali (244), Vasai (170), Palghar (120), and Mumbai Central (117) on WR recorded the highest deaths.
- •Line crossing (658 CR, 405 WR deaths) and falling from trains (378 CR, 147 WR deaths) are the most common causes of accidents, alongside hitting poles and platform gaps.
✦
More like this
Loading more articles...





