Nearly 1,800 people have lost their lives while travelling by local trains in the city in the first six months of 2008. Despite this, little is being done to make the commute safer for lakhs of passengers, report Sandeep Ashar and Dayanand Kamath
Mumbai’s suburban trains ferry more than 64 lakh commuters daily. But the alarming rise in the number of deaths on railway tracks have earned this lifeline the dubious distinction of a virtual death trap.
According to the data revealed by the GRP, the first six months of the year have seen the railway tracks claim close to 1,800 lives. Of this, more than 60 per cent lost their lives while trying to cross the tracks.
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Mumbai’s suburban trains ferry more than 64 lakh commuters daily. But the alarming rise in the number of deaths on railway tracks have earned this lifeline the dubious distinction of a virtual death trap.
According to the data revealed by the GRP, the first six months of the year have seen the railway tracks claim close to 1,800 lives. Of this, more than 60 per cent lost their lives while trying to cross the tracks.
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