Attention train passengers! The Central Railway on Sunday imposed temporary restrictions on sale of platform tickets at certain important stations including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Thane, Kalyan, Pune and Nagpur. The Indian Railways said in a statement that the measure has been taken to manage overcrowding on platforms and ensure smooth movement of passengers within the station premises. In the statement, Indian Railways said the restriction on sale of platform tickets will come into effect immediately till November 8 during Diwali and Chhath Puja.
However, senior citizens and people with medical needs are exempted from these restrictions, the Central Railways added.
Nine people were injured, two of them seriously, in a stampede after boarding a Gorakhpur-bound train at Mumbai’s Bandra railway station on Sunday morning, officials said.
In view of the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festivals, a large number of people planning to go to their native places had reached Bandra Terminus, where several passengers rushed to board the train without reservation as it was being taken to a platform, according to reports. sources.
The incident was reported at 5.56 am, a civic official said, adding that a large number of people had gathered to board train 22921 Bandra-Gorakhpur Antyodaya Express at platform number 1 of Bandra Terminus.
Due to the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festivals, northbound trains are running full from Mumbai.
The empty Antyodaya express, with its 22 general class carriages, “was stopped on platform 1” around 2:45 a.m., according to railway sources.
Things got out of control when passengers, who had queued up while waiting for the train, tried to board it when it was removed on the platform from the yard with the carriage doors locked from inside, they said.
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