New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) Creating holding area at 60 stations experiencing high footfalls, a separate crowd management manual and raising awareness among passengers to not sit at stairs are among ...
Officials said space was a constraint at Pune station. "We create a temporary holding area near the parcel office during the festive season. It can accommodate around 1,000 to 1,500 passengers.
One such holding area was set up at the New Delhi station on Monday itself. The same will be extended to key stations in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and other states that regularly witness large crowds.
Not only this, by doing some changes in the Amrit stations, the permanent holding area would also be created to control crowds during peak time," said an official. As it is roughly being estimated ...
"We have tasked RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service) Ltd to design a permanent holding area in New Delhi, Anand Vihar, Ghaziabad, Varanasi and Ayodhya railway stations," Railway ...
Vashnaw said the Railways has identified 60 stations which normally receive a high footfall and decided to make permanent or temporary holding areas outside the platforms to regulate the flow of ...