Just days before the Railway Budget is to be tabled on February 26 in the Parliament, MPs of Mumbai and its Metropolitan region met the Central Railway General Manager on February 10. The MPs wanted the meeting, which took place in the afternoon, to find out what was in store for the city in the forthcoming budget and also place certain demands based on people's feedback.

All the MPs stressed the need for additional suburban local services for the city's growing population. They also demanded better facilities at all stations and spoke of the need for adequate toilets at all stations.