Fatal accidents on Bombay's suburban railway lines last year: Central Railway: 3937 deaths in 2006/2007 Western Railway: 612 deaths in 2006/2007 CR told a Mumbai court that the high number was down to "tremendous increase in Mumbai's population to people's lack of law abided ness and the influence of movies". There you have it. Source: Times of India 05.06.08 see also: http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/article4026843.ece