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Deccan Herald
12-07-2025
- Deccan Herald
Mumbai local train passengers pull emergency chain to help woman in labor; GRP officials call auto to hospital
The woman, identified as Hina Khatun Mohammad Tauqir, went into labour on board a CSMT-bound local train on Friday evening, following which fellow passengers pulled the emergency chain at Mumbra railway station, an official said.
The Hindu
12-07-2025
- The Hindu
Woman goes in labor during local train journey, cops rush to her aid
Swift action by the Government Railway Police (GRP) helped a 30-year-old woman receive timely medical care at Mumbra in Thane district, resulting in the safe birth of a girl. 'The woman, identified as Hina Khatun Mohammad Tauqir, went into labour on board a CSMT-bound local train on Friday (July 11, 2025) evening, following which fellow passengers pulled the emergency chain at Mumbra railway station,' an official said. Hina was travelling with her husband. A team of GRP personnel arranged for an auto rickshaw and shifted Hina to a civic-run hospital at Kausa near Mumbra at 6 p.m. The woman gave birth to a girl, the official added. Hina's husband expressed heartfelt gratitude to the railway police and medical staff. The GRP official praised the coordinated effort of officials, stating, "Timely action by our personnel ensured that the woman and her baby received urgent care, saving both lives".
Indian Express
25-06-2025
- Indian Express
Proximity between 2 trains, track curvature among reasons for Mumbra accident: Preliminary probe
The preliminary probe into the June 9 train accident near Mumbra in Thane, where five commuters were killed, indicates that proximity between the trains and horizontal movement due to track curvature were among the reasons for the mishap. A five-member probe panel comprising Central Railway (CR) officials has also found that a 0.75 metre gap between passengers standing on the footboards of the two local trains moving in opposite directions—Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) to Karjat and Kasara to CSMT—was one of the major reasons for the accident. The two trains were moving at a speed of around 75 kmph each, resulting in a total relative speed of 150 kmph at the time of crossing. The inquiry committee, comprising senior CR officers from the safety, security, operations, electrical and engineering wings, has to file its final report within a week. The investigating officials believe that the accident was triggered by a passenger on the CSMT-Kasara Fast local losing his balance and falling. While the reason for his fall is yet to be determined, the man was carrying a shoulder travel bag that may have led to him going off balance, the officials suspect. When the man fell, a Government Railway Police (GRP) constable standing behind him also fell. The duo hit passengers on the other train moving in the opposite direction, resulting in six commuters falling onto the tracks. According to officials, the entire incident took place within seconds. 'The bag carried by the man who fell left a perceptible black mark on one of the coaches of the Kasara-CSMT local. This shows physical contact at the time of passing,' a CR official said. Though the distance between the train coaches was in the usual range of 1.8 to 2 metres, that between the passengers on the footboards of both trains was only 0.75 metres when they crossed each other, the probe panel has found. Officials said that the CSMT-bound train had several office commuters packed into it, while the Kasara-bound train was comparatively less crowded. No technical fault has been identified in either train, officials added. More than two weeks after the tragedy, the Central Railway has still not determined the exact reason why the commuter slipped. While the CCTV cameras at Mumbra railway station recorded both trains entering and exiting the station, they did not cover the central section of the tracks where the passengers slipped.
Hindustan Times
25-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Commuters on trains' footboards at Mumbra were just 0.75 m apart when they fell: preliminary findings
Mumbai: A mere 0.75-metre gap between commuters hanging by the footboard on two suburban trains running in opposite directions at 75 kmph—a relative speed of 150kmph—and the track curvature that caused the trains to oscillate sideways led to eight commuters falling on the railway tracks in Mumbra on June 9, of which five died. These are the preliminary findings of a five-member inquiry committee set up by Central Railway (CR) to investigate the incident, according to officials. Thane, India. June 10, 2025: Local trains cross near section at Mumbra Railway Station, where four commuters lost their lives and nine others were injured on June 9, 2025, in Thane, India. The incident occurred when the commuters fell from a train heading to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Thane India. June 10, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Hindustan Times) The entire incident, which occurred in a matter of seconds, is likely to have been sparked by a commuter on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-Karjat fast local falling off the footboard, the reason for which is still unknown, officials added. 'Prima facie, it seems that the hand of the said commuter, who was carrying a shoulder bag, was hanging outside the coach since he was on the footboard,' said a CR official, requesting anonymity. 'It seems that as the train was passing Mumbra, he somehow fell from the footboard, taking another passenger—a GRP (Government Railway Police) cop—standing behind him down with him. There is no understanding on how he fell.' Before he fell, the man with the shoulder bag was apparently flung onto the adjacent CSMT-bound fast local and hit a few passengers standing on the footboard of that train, the official said. Six passengers from the Kasara-CSMT local fell on the tracks. 'The entire episode unfolded in a matter of a second or two,' said the official, adding that the bag of the commuter on the Karjat-bound train left a black gash on one of the coaches of the Kasara-CSMT local. The distance of 0.75 metres between commuters on the two crossing trains assumes significance, said officials, since the distance between the coaches was 1.8-2 metres, which is as per norms. While the Kasara-CSMT fast local was overcrowded with office-going commuters during the morning rush hour, the Karjat-bound train was not packed, officials said. Over two weeks since the incident, which also left nine commuters injured, CR authorities are finding it hard to piece together the series of events, including the reason behind the man with the shoulder bag falling off the footboard. CCTV cameras installed at the Mumbra station, where the collision occurred, shows the two trains but does not cover the portion at the centre of the two rail lines where commuters fell off. The inquiry committee, consisting of senior CR officers from the security, safety, operations, engineering and electrical departments, will submit a final report within a week.
Time of India
19-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Passenger injured in Mumbra train mishap dies after 10 days in ICU; toll rises to 5
A 51-year-old passenger, Anil More, died from injuries sustained in the Mumbra train accident. The accident occurred last Monday. More's death raises the total death count to five. THANE: A 51-year-old passenger injured in last Monday's Mumbra train mishap succumbed to his injuries Thursday morning at a private hospital in Thane city, taking the toll to five, officials informed. The deceased, identified as Anil More, was a resident of Shahpur and worked in Kalwa. He was travelling on the footboard in the CSMT-bound local that originated from Kasara and was among those who fell off the train in the incident, which left four others dead and nine injured to date. It may be recalled that around four passengers died and ten suffered injuries in a freak mishap after falling off two suburban trains headed in opposite directions as they were crossing each other on adjoining tracks at the Diva-end of Mumbra railway station. More, along with another passenger who fell off the train, suffered serious head injuries and was admitted in critical condition to the CSMH Kalwa hospital. He was later shifted to the private hospital, where he was in the ICU for the last ten days. His condition remained critical. He eventually passed away Thursday morning, informed a hospital staff member. More's body was being taken to the civil hospital for post-mortem, following which it would be handed over to his family by Thursday evening, the Thane railway police said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Meanwhile, activists have questioned the apathy shown by the railway administration in increasing local services to the extended suburbs beyond Kalyan towards Kasara and Karjat, which presently operate at an interval of over an hour, inadequate considering the growth in these regions. 'We have been demanding shuttle services till Kalyan or Thane from these far-off suburbs, which will greatly help reduce the crowding. Also, we have been demanding that Diva halts to Kasara-Karjat and Khopoli trains be removed and instead those originating from Kalyan, Titwala, or Ambernath be introduced,' said railway activist Rajesh Ghangav.
