Extreme barricades set up for development work at Ghatkopar station are leading to crowding, which could have tragic consequences for commuters, on the narrow edge of platform one. The debris of the demolished stone ramp of the foot overbridge is also lying in heaps, occupying crucial space on the platform at the south end of the station. Railways has been upgrading the station following a series of mid-day reports highlighting how it had turned into a disaster zone, as it also serves commuters travelling on the Mumbai Metro Line 1.

This newspaper had highlighted in a front-page report in its August 30, 2019, edition, ‘Next disaster arriving on platform no. 1’ on how Ghatkopar station had become a death trap.  Manoj Kotak, then-MP of Mumbai North East, followed up on the issue with Piyush Goyal, the then-railway minister. Goyal at a public function on September 13, 2019, directed railway officials to come up with an elaborate plan and upgrade the station.