<p class="title">The railways is experimenting with a visual indicator, placed just above the entrance of Mumbai locals, to warn passengers that a train is ready to move to ensure that they do not board running trains.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The blue-light indicator is currently being provided to one EMU coach gate. Connected to the guard's starting circuit, it will glow when the train starts moving.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The visual indicator clearly draws a boundary on the platform, which is the minimum clearance level for commuters to avoid accidents while the train is in motion. It emits a beam on the platform, warns passengers of the danger of being hit by external objects or incoming trains from the opposite direction," an official said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The decision to start the project on a pilot basis was taken after Railway Minister Piyush Goyal expressed his concern over the number of fatalities caused due to falling off running trains.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Unlike metro trains or air-conditioned EMUs, which have electronic doors, and due to the impracticality of providing doors to non-AC EMU coaches, the blue-light visual indicator is being tried at present, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the project has been started on a pilot basis, the visual indicator will be installed on more coaches and rakes of Mumbai suburban locals, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Local trains are considered the lifeline of Mumbai. Around 75 lakh passengers travel on Mumbai locals on a daily basis and a staggering 264 crore passengers travelled in local trains in the 2016-17 financial year, according to reports.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The over-150-year-old Mumbai local train network spans over 427.5 km. Two railway zones -- Central and Western Railways -- run the network.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The blue-light visual indicator will come especially handy for the Mumbai local commuters as deaths due to falling off overcrowded trains are rampant in the city -- more than 406 people died after falling off trains, while 871 people were severely injured between January and July 2018.</p>
<p class="title">The railways is experimenting with a visual indicator, placed just above the entrance of Mumbai locals, to warn passengers that a train is ready to move to ensure that they do not board running trains.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The blue-light indicator is currently being provided to one EMU coach gate. Connected to the guard's starting circuit, it will glow when the train starts moving.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The visual indicator clearly draws a boundary on the platform, which is the minimum clearance level for commuters to avoid accidents while the train is in motion. It emits a beam on the platform, warns passengers of the danger of being hit by external objects or incoming trains from the opposite direction," an official said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The decision to start the project on a pilot basis was taken after Railway Minister Piyush Goyal expressed his concern over the number of fatalities caused due to falling off running trains.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Unlike metro trains or air-conditioned EMUs, which have electronic doors, and due to the impracticality of providing doors to non-AC EMU coaches, the blue-light visual indicator is being tried at present, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the project has been started on a pilot basis, the visual indicator will be installed on more coaches and rakes of Mumbai suburban locals, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Local trains are considered the lifeline of Mumbai. Around 75 lakh passengers travel on Mumbai locals on a daily basis and a staggering 264 crore passengers travelled in local trains in the 2016-17 financial year, according to reports.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The over-150-year-old Mumbai local train network spans over 427.5 km. Two railway zones -- Central and Western Railways -- run the network.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The blue-light visual indicator will come especially handy for the Mumbai local commuters as deaths due to falling off overcrowded trains are rampant in the city -- more than 406 people died after falling off trains, while 871 people were severely injured between January and July 2018.</p>