据多家媒体报道，今年9月下旬孟买郊区埃尔芬斯通路火车站天桥发生了严重的踩踏事件，导致23人死亡，自此部分电梯和超过90台自动扶梯将投入用于改善孟买郊区火车站的密集客流。印度时报（The Hindu）称印度铁道部门（Indian Railways）宣布增加92台自动扶梯和数座新天桥用以疏散客流固然是好，但更需要增设更加现代化的交通设施，尤其是在孟买，有的火车站甚至是殖民时期遗留下来沿用至今的。据经济时代（The Economic Times）报道，在踩踏事件发生了后，印度铁道部门（Indian Railways）立即发声，宣布将在未来的12个月内，投入数百万卢比在人员高度密集的地方设置电梯及人行天桥等设施。

　　EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AFTER MUMBAI STAMPEDE

　　Additional elevators and more than 90 escalators are part of efforts to improve pedestrian access and traffic flow at suburban Mumbai rail stations after 23 people were killed in a stampede on a foot overbridge (FOB) at Elphinstone Road station in suburban Mumbai in late September, various news outlets report. Noting the announcement of 92 escalators and several new FOBs are welcome, The Hindu said Indian Railways (IR) needs to embrace a modern approach to traffic management, particularly in Mumbai, where some stations date to the Colonial era. Immediately after the tragedy, IR announced it would invest millions over the next 12 months on safety features such as elevators and FOBs at high-density stations, The Economic Times reports.