Crowding at the entry-exit point of Ghatkopar railway station has eased after Central Railway on Saturday opened the escalator from the 12-metre-wide main footbridge for Mumbai Metro commuters. mid-day had highlighted in its December 26 edition how few entry and exit gates at Ghatkopar, a junction of Mumbai Metro and Central Railway, was leading to crushing crowds, and traffic jams outside the station on the west side.

Sources said the RPF agreed to open up an extra entry from the escalator side to Platform Nos. 2, 3 and 4 and they have deployed personnel to check passes and tickets of those entering the premises.