Delhi stampede: All Prayagraj special trains to depart from Platform 16, key advisory issued for passengers

Delhi stampede: A day after the tragic incident of stampede at New Delhi railway station, Northern Railway enforced quite a lot of measures to keep away from any such untoward incident within the days to come. No less than 18 individuals had been killed within the in a single day stampede on the packed New Delhi Railway Station, with a senior railway official saying that the incident occurred after some passengers slipped and fell on others whereas coming down from a foot-over bridge.

Key advisory for passengers

• It has been determined that each one special trains heading in direction of Prayagraj will depart from platform quantity 16.  
• All passengers touring to Prayagraj should enter and exit via the Ajmeri Gate aspect of New Delhi Railway Station.  
• Common trains will proceed to function from their designated platforms as standard. This measure goals to stop overcrowding at a single platform throughout peak hours.
• Indian Railways appeals to the general public to keep away from falling prey to rumors, as witnessed within the unlucky incident at New Delhi Railway Station.  
• Travellers are urged not to change platforms primarily based on rumour and to comply with official bulletins strictly.

Moreover, the deployment of the Railway Safety Pressure (RPF) and Authorities Railway Police (GRP personnel on the New Delhi Railway Station has been elevated. These safety forces are aiding passengers by guiding them to the proper platforms for their scheduled departures.

Special trains 

• Northern Railways operated three special trains by 7 PM to handle the push in direction of Prayagraj.  
• These included one special prepare to Darbhanga by way of Prayagraj and two extra special trains in direction of Prayagraj.  
• Apart from common trains, one other special prepare is scheduled to depart at 9 PM to deal with peak evening-hour demand.  
• Due to the unprecedented crowd of travellers heading to Prayagraj, Indian Railways has scheduled 5 extra special trains for Mahakumbh devotees on February 17.

Earlier within the day, Indian Railways gave an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of all of the 18 deceased. An quantity of Rs 2.5 lakh to grievously injured passengers and a compensation of Rs 1 lakh for passengers with minor damage had been distributed to the 15 injured, throughout the day.

The 2-member high-level committee introduced to probe the untoward incident has begun its work. The committee includes  Pankaj Gangwar, Principal Chief Safety Commissioner and Nar Singh, Principal Chief Industrial Supervisor, Northern Railway, each Larger Administrative Grade officers.

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