Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has announced a slew of measures for safety of commuters with a focus on foot-over bridges (FOBs) in the country. <br/><br/>Mr Goyal chaired a nine-hour meeting with top railway officials in Mumbai yesterday to review passenger safety measures. The meeting was held a day after 23 people died in a stampede at a crowded station in Mumbai. The Railway Minister said, FOBs would now be mandatory at all stations. <br/><br/>Previously, only the first FOB at a railway station was considered essential and the subsequent a passenger amenity. <br/><br/>Mr Goyal said, 20 more FOBs have been sanctioned for Central Railway and 10 for Western Railway, while 13 projects were sanctioned to widen FOBs. <br/><br/>He said, decisions regarding sanctioning FOBs, culverts, underpasses at all the stations across the country would be taken within 30 to 35 days.<br/>'<br/>The Railway Minister also said, eight to nine multidisciplinary teams including officials of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Thane Municipal Corporation and police will visit all 126 stations in Mumbai – including terminuses in the next seven days, and submit a detailed report to work on it proactively.<br/>'<br/>The Minister said, they have sanctioned a total of 92 more escalators, of which 61 would be installed on Central Railway stations, while 31 would be installed on Western Railway stations. <br/><br/>He said, if the report of the multidisciplinary teams demands then more escalators would be built.<br/>'<br/>On the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, Mr Goyal said, the bullet train is sustainable and safe. <br/><br/>He said, those who are opposing the project should answer people why they are coming in the way of Indians getting benefit of the latest technology.