Mumbai: Railways shuts its doors on 'closed door' system in local trains

Mumbai | Thursday | 21st February, 2019

Summary:

However, the trial has failed and it has been decided to shut the doors on the 'closed doors' system. To prevent such mishaps, the Western Railway (WR) had been testing the workability of closed-doored door system or automatic sliding doors in local trains. Confirming the same, Union minister for railways Piyush Goyal said, “Closed door in regular trains is not possible. DEATH ON TRACKSThe idea was taken into consideration to prevent commuters falling off to their death from moving local trains The closed door systemn can be implemented only in vestibule coaches..