Women commuters beyond Thane and Kalyan marked International Women’s Day with a peaceful protest on Wednesday, demanding that Central Railway (CR) stop neglecting their complaints once and for all. A ban on male hawkers and additional women’s compartments are among their demands.

“Our protest is against the increasing overcrowding of women’s compartments on CR’s suburban trains and the insecurities we face. We received a huge response from women who travel from Asangaon, Badlapur, Kalyan, Ambernath, Dombivli, Titwala and Thane stations,” Lata Argade, secretary of the Suburban Railway Passengers Association, said.