According to Indian Railways, around eight lakh women travel by train in Mumbai daily. But the safety and security of women has always been a troublesome issue for the railway authorities.

A large number of women commuters from Navi Mumbai who travel on the harbour and trans-harbour lines during the odd hours have admitted that they do not feel safe inside the trains as well as on the platforms due to insufficient security, anti-social elements outside the stations or lack of safety walls at some stations.