Hours after mid-day published a report on deadly scenes on the island platform of 1 and 2 at Dadar railway station, with GRP barely managing to keep any threat away with just a rope, CR’s Mumbai divisional railway manager (DRM) said it will be extended by two metres. Not just that, the entire station will be revamped, eventually, to accommodate the growing number of commuters. MID-DAY on March 2 highlighted how the Government Railway Police (GRP) has been struggling since 2016 to manage the crowd at platform Nos. 1 and 2.

“Platform No. 1 at Dadar is being widened by 2 metres and there is also a plan to install escalators there. But, this is not all. A comprehensive master plan of the station has been prepared to create more space for passengers. But, the plan requires certain mandatory approvals, and only then can we reveal its details. We will be making presentations to the stakeholders in the next 15 to 20 days after which we are expected to get the mandatory nods,” Mumbai Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Rajnish Kumar Goyal said.