Mumbai local trains to get closed doors, commuters skeptical

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Months after the Mumbra tragedy, the Railway Minister has announced automated closed-door locals for Mumbai, with pilot runs expected soon and full operation by December.

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00:00And that's when Mumbai commuters lost it.

00:05Months after the Mumra tragedy in June, when several passengers fell from a train,

00:09leaving four dead, the railway minister has announced a major change.

00:12Closed-door local trains for Mumbai.

00:14A prototype, officials say, is ready.

00:16Pilot runs are around the corner.

00:18By December, locals with automated doors will start operating.

00:21The June accident had left the city shaken.

00:24Investigators blamed something as small as a dangling bag,

00:26which brushed against another train at 72 km per hour and triggered a deadly domino effect.

00:32For Mumbai, the lifeline that carries over 70 lakh passengers daily,

00:36this was another reminder of how unsafe overcrowding can get.

00:39Internet users are skeptical, questioning how doors will close during peak hours

00:43and criticizing authorities for chasing impractical solutions instead of managing overcrowding.

00:48Some point out the irony.

00:50Trains without doors cause fatal falls, while trains with doors could make commuters suffocate.

00:55Concerns are growing that Mumbai locals, already running at triple capacity during Russia,

01:00could descend into chaos without marshals or police.

01:03Whether this makes Mumbai's trains safer or turns it into yet another commuter nightmare,

01:08December will be the real test.

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