Protruding iron rods, sharp metal sheets that could hurt commuters, and a staircase at the end of platforms that forces local train users to cross tracks: these are among a host of safety aspects that the railways needs to fix at the new Kalwa station. During a visit to the station on Wednesday, mid-day found only a handful of commuters using the two-way escalators on platform number 4.

Commuters expressed concerns over the risks posed due to the lapses. “The new platform was built behind the existing one and the barricades put up on platform number 2 have a metal sheet with iron rods. These bent metal sheets can hurt as one walks on platform number 2, which is heavily used for CSMT-bound slow trains,” Shraddha Gawli, a commuter, said.