On Monday, June 9, 2025, four passengers died and six were injured after falling from a local train travelling from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) to Thane’s Kasara area, Thane Police confirmed.
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“The incident that has happened, the guard of the train plying between CSMT and Kasara informed us, eight people had fallen on the track, an ambulance was arranged by the Railway to send them to the hospital, it reached around 9:50 am, these people were travelling on the footboard of the local train. Now, new trains that are coming, will have automatic door closure facility, to avert such incidents,” the Central Railway CPRO was quoted by PTI.
दिवा-मुंब्रा स्थानकादरम्यान लोकलमधून एकूण 8 प्रवासी खाली पडून झालेल्या दुर्घटनेत काही जणांचा मृत्यू झाल्याची घटना अतिशय दुर्दैवी आहे. मी त्यांना भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली अर्पण करतो. त्यांच्या कुटुंबियांच्या दुःखात आम्ही सहभागी आहोत.
जखमींना तातडीने शिवाजी हॉस्पिटल आणि ठाणे सामान्य…— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) June 9, 2025
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called the incident “extremely unfortunate” and said the Railways will investigate the case. On X, he wrote, on X and said, “It is very unfortunate that a total of 8 passengers fell from a local train between Diva-Mumbra station and some of them lost their lives. I pay my heartfelt tributes to them. We share the grief of their families. The injured have been immediately admitted to Shivaji Hospital and Thane General Hospital and are undergoing treatment. The local administration is coordinating. I pray to God that the injured get relief soon.”
After the incident, the Railways has decided that all rakes under manufacturing for Mumbai Suburban will have automatic door closer facilities. Moreeover, the Railways will redesign all rakes to enable them with the door closure facility.
Giving information about the deaths that happened after falling from a Mumbai local train due to overcrowding, Central Railway CPRO Swapnil Neela assures that they there would be trains with automatic door closure facility soon to avert such incidents, PTI reported.
