City-based railway commuter organisations on Friday stated the candidate who solves day-to-day railway problems would win their vote. Asking politicians to view Mumbai’s 85 lakh commuters as a vote bank, they said they wanted their representatives to travel via train to understand their issues.  Most passenger associations also urged candidates to restore the senior citizen concession, which had been scrapped a few years ago, once they came to power.

Elected MPs should take passenger associations’ views and arrange meetings with divisions and zones. MPs must travel with us during peak hours without security and escorts to understand our issues and then speak with the Railway Board to take up our issues. The MPs must try to develop and discuss alternative modes of transport like elevated railways for northeast and southeast commuters beyond Kalyan,” said Ketan Shah, senior passenger association member.