Faulty door bolts in Mumbai local trains: A disaster waiting to happen?

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:38:42 +0000
India

A mid-day audit covering the three railway lines of the city found that the six-inch unseen bolt that holds the doors of Mumbai’s trains in place were jammed, broken or missing altogether in many of local trains, especially on the Central Railway’s (CR) Mumbai section, putting lives of thousands of commuters at risk