The Mumbai local train commuter’s death has once again drawn attention to the risks of crossing railway tracks amid the pressure of navigating Mumbai’s crowded suburban network. (Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)

A 21-year-old man was killed after being hit by an air-conditioned Mumbai local train at Bhandup railway station on Monday evening while he was trying to cross the tracks to board a train on another platform. A few hours later, the bodies of two commuters were found on tracks between Ghatkopar and Vikhroli as disruptions continued in the Mumbai local train services, forcing commuters to walk on the railway tracks.

The first incident occurred around 5.30 pm, when the deceased, identified as Sahil Thite, a resident of Mulund, was crossing from platform 4 to platform 2 to board an AC local near platform 3.…