Mumbai railway passenger associations have revived the staggered office timings debate by meeting Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and requesting him to seriously consider the idea in order to reduce crowding in trains.

Trains are getting increasingly crowded day by day, leading to a lot of inconvenience, discomfort, anger and fights during rush hours and more so for commuters venturing beyond Kalyan,” said Nandkumar Deshmukh, president of Federation of Suburban Passengers Association.