Overview

• Central Railway told the Bombay High Court its multi-disciplinary panel’s report into the June 9 Mumbra tragedy remains under internal review
• An action plan on track safety was filed in response to a 2024 PIL targeting daily fatalities from track crossings and falls
• Interim “Mission Zero Death” measures have fenced 47 platforms, plugged 204 trespass openings and removed over 1,260 encroachments
• To curb falls from moving trains, grab poles were knurled, extra handles added to Siemens rakes and tracks slewed at key curves
• Railways plans 43 new foot overbridges, 139 escalators and 62 lifts by 2027 together with major corridor upgrades, although monsoon, land acquisition and traffic constraints limit progress