Kurla suburban station remains a mess despite a special visit by Central Railway (CR) General Manager Ram Karan Yadav two weeks ago following a mid-day report. The station sees a footfall of over five lakh commuters every day, but navigating it remains a struggle. Zonal general managers of Railways are India’s top bureaucrats and special secretary rank officers. But despite the visit of such a high-ranking official, not even the basics are in place, with debris lying around, overall squalor and no visible improvements at the station.

A visit by mid-day on Tuesday revealed that sacks of debris were dumped on several platforms and commuters continued to lack easy access to the east and west. It was difficult to walk on platforms 3-4 due to the presence of debris. Yadav had on February 8 conducted a special inspection of Kurla station, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Kurla car shed. mid-day had highlighted in its January 29 report how commuters at Kurla had been upset that he had skipped the visit during his annual inspection.