Mumbai’s suburban railway network recorded 2,287 commuter deaths in 2025, according to data from the Government Railway Police (GRP). This makes it a 7 per cent decline compared to 2,468 deaths reported in 2024. The number of injured commuters also dropped by 5 per cent, from 2,697 to 2,554 during the same period.
Despite the reduction, the data shows that an average of six people died every day while using the city’s train network. Activists pointed out that a large number of deaths occurred on the outskirts of the city. The figures show safety concerns in the suburban regions of Mumbai.
Thane recorded the highest number of fatalities among all railway sections, with 278 deaths in 2025. It was followed by Kalyan with 266 deaths and Borivali with 244.
Track crossing remained the leading cause of death on the suburban railway system. In 2025, 1,063 people died while crossing railway tracks, which is about half of all recorded fatalities. The Thane section alone reported 144 such deaths.
Overcrowding-related incidents were another major cause. A total of 525 commuters died after losing balance and falling from moving trains. The Kalyan section recorded the highest number of these cases, with 98 deaths linked to overcrowding.
Other causes of death included natural causes, suicides, electrocution, being hit by railway infrastructure, and falling into gaps between platforms and trains. The Central Railway stretch covering Thane, Dombivli, and Kalyan accounted for around 30 per cent of all fatalities recorded in 2025.
The Mumbra bend was flagged as a particularly dangerous stretch by activists and commuters. Several near-miss incidents were reported in the area.
As per reports, experts have suggested the installation of automatic doors on non-air-conditioned local trains as a possible safety measure. In submissions to the Bombay High Court (HC) last year, Central Railway (CR) stated that it had taken preventive measures.
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