New Delhi. Taking seriously the recent stampede incidents at railway stations, Indian Railways is considering banning the entry of passengers without tickets at stations. However, this arrangement will be applicable only at 60 busy stations.
There is also an option of creating a holding area at these stations, where passengers can wait before going inside. According to ET report, a senior official said, “There is a need to regulate the entry of people at stations and only those who have valid tickets should be allowed. This option is being considered especially in relation to some busy stations.
Preparations to implement airport-like system
In fact, a similar method is adopted at airports as well, where passengers’ tickets are checked several times before boarding the plane, and people without valid tickets are not allowed entry inside. Regarding this, officials said that permanent holding areas are being designed for New Delhi, Anand Vihar, Ghaziabad, Varanasi and Ayodhya stations and unauthorized access points will be closed at these stations.
The holding area will be integrated with the Amrit Bharat Station Yojana which aims to improve and modernize railway stations across the Indian Railways network. The Amrit Bharat Station Yojana currently aims to advance and modernize a total of 1275 stations.
This step of the railways can prove to be very helpful in reducing the crowd at the stations. Last week, 18 passengers died in a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. Thousands of passengers present at the station were standing to board trains going to Prayagraj for Maha Kumbh and suddenly there was a stampede to catch the train.
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