The crowd bubble at Dadar station on Central Railway (CR) is finally bursting. The double-discharge facility for fast trains, the removal of stalls that were creating a hindrance for commuters and the division of crowds have started to bear fruit. The double-discharge platform 10/11 is now ready and passengers have started using it, reducing congestion at the station.

Following a series of reports by mid-day on how the railway police had been struggling to manage the crowd on slow line platforms at Dadar station, CR’s Mumbai Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Rajneesh Goyal had promised not just to widen platforms but also drew up a master plan of the station to create more space for passengers.