The Western Railway in a statement later said a Shramik Special train was scheduled for Purnia from the Bandra Terminus in which passengers registered with the state authorities were to travel. However, many people, who were not registered and not called by the state authorities, gathered on a road and a bridge near the station, it said.
Cricketer Harmeet Singh, who represented India in the ICC Under-19 world cup in 2012, claimed that he got confused with the direction and ended up entering the station.
In several parts of the metropolis, shops were shut in protest and schools held prayer meets as a mark of respect to the CRPF personnel who were killed on Thursday.
The train, operated by the Western Railway, began its journey at 10.32 am from Borivili station in the north of the city to Churchgate in south Mumbai.
The MNS chief gave the Western Railway an ultimatum of 15 days to evict illegal hawkers from all railway stations, failing which, he said, he will deal with them in the 'MNS style'.
In just 10 days, the city received 864.5 mm rain, which is nearly equal to what it gets in an entire month.
The report said people with heavy luggage lost their balance because of which the stampede may have occurred.
Photographs from the spot show a deep, long crack running along the divider.
Incessant rains apparently caused cracks in the bridge, resulting in its collapse, an official said.
The tragedy took place amid rain in the city around 10.40 am when the FOB was heavily crowded, a police official said.
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