India, June 10 -- Out of the 2.6 million commuters that travel daily on the CSMT-Karjat/Kasara main line, 1.1 million are commuters from Thane and further north. According to Central Railway (CR) officials, 70% of these commuters travel during peak hours, leading to overcrowding of trains.

The total number of commuters who travel on the central railway now hovers around 3.9-4 million, as much as it was a decade ago. In 2018-2019 the number of daily passengers had risen to 4.4 million, before dropping again.

Out of the 1,810 train services on the central line, 894 trains are along the CSMT-Kasara/Karjat main line, and rest along the Harbour line.

A CR official said, "We have added close to 100 new train services on the main line in the ...