Central Railway temporarily banned the sale of platform tickets, the decision was taken after the stampede incident…

Mumbai: Nine people were injured when a stampede broke out among the passengers while catching the train going to Gorakhpur at Bandra railway station in Mumbai. The condition of two of the injured is said to be serious. After this incident, the Railways has temporarily banned the sale of platform tickets to reduce crowding at the station so that only those traveling on the platform go to the platform. Central Railways said in a statement on Sunday, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus A temporary ban has been imposed on the sale of platform tickets at select major stations including Dadar, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Thane, Kalyan, Pune, Nagpur. The move is aimed at controlling crowding on the platform and ensuring smooth movement of passengers within the station premises. The ban on sale of platform tickets during Diwali and Chhath Puja is with immediate effect till November 8, the statement said. Senior citizens and people with medical needs are exempted from these restrictions

After the Bandra incident, Western Railways said in a statement that on October 27, 2024, at around 2.45 pm, passenger train number 22921 Antyodaya Express was slowly being brought to platform number-1 from BDTS yard. During this time, some passengers present on the platform tried to board the moving train and two passengers fell and got injured. Aditya Thackeray's attack on Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav After the stampede incident at Mumbai's Bandra Railway Station, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray has targeted Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav. Former Maharashtra minister Thackeray wrote in a post on X that the Bandra incident shows how incompetent the current Railway Minister is. BJP has made Ashwini Vaishnav ji in-charge of Maharashtra BJP for the elections, but every week some incidents and accidents keep happening with the Railways. It is a matter of great shame that our country has to live under such incompetent ministers.”

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