Sensors To Combat Escalator Delays at Mumbai Railway Stations

Sensors that will be used to restart escalators remotely will be installed on all 164 escalators on Mumbai, India, Central Railway (CR) routes over the first two months of 2025, the Hindustan Times reports. According to Rajnish Goyal, Divisional Railway Manager of CR’s Mumbai division, more than 150 escalators at suburban stations were shut down nearly 21,000 times every month on average, with approximately 18,000 of the incidents being attributed to misuse of the stop button. The digital sensors will be installed in all escalators on the main and harbor lines, which will help reduce the waiting time for restarting escalators from the current 25-30 min to 2-5 min, said CR officials. The decision was taken following an internal study by CR spanning escalators in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus that showed each escalator stops 128 times a month on average, out of which 110 times passengers cause the delay by pressing the red button on the handle, inconveniencing countless commuters.

Get more of Elevator World. Sign up for our free e-newsletter.

Please enter a valid email address.
Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again.

SIMS4LIFTS NOW SIMSINLIFTS, LAUNCHES ENHANCED PORTAL

Sims4Lifts Now SIMSINLIFTS, Launches Enhanced Portal

New Elevator at the Brentwood Town Centre SkyTrain station; image courtesy of TransLink

SkyTrain Station in Vancouver Receives Major Expansion

MACAU GOVERNMENT URGING ANNUAL ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS

Macau Government Urging Annual Elevator Inspections

Wonder Wheel at Coney Island; photo by DangApricot for Wikipedia

DOB Elevator Unit Inspects Coney Island Amusement Park

SOUTHERN ELEVATOR AGAIN PARTNERS WITH ELLIS FOR THREE RACES

Southern Elevator Again Partners With Ellis for Three Races

FUJITEC APPROVED AS GOOD CORPORATION FOR HEALTHY MANAGEMENT

Fujitec Approved as Good Corporation for Healthy Management

The Schindler R.I.S.E system; image © Schindler

Schindler R.I.S.E Used on First-Ever U.K. Project

The modernized escalators; image courtesy of Forte

Forte Completes Yankee Stadium Escalator Replacement