There was a rush of people going home on the occasion of Diwali, there was a huge crowd in the trains.

Prayagraj – Crowds are gathering at railway stations to return home for Diwali. The situation is similar at bus stands also. On Monday, there was a jostling to board the trains at Prayagraj Junction and Prayag Station throughout the day and night. Many special trains are being run for Diwali, but the crowd of people going home is so high that even the special trains have started falling short. There is a large number of people going from Prayagraj to Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar by train. There is a huge crowd of people going to Western Uttar Pradesh and Lucknow, Kanpur and Jhansi and Jabalpur.

On Tuesday, as soon as the Durg Express train stopped at Prayag Junction, a crowd of more than 50-50 passengers gathered at the gate of each coach. A scuffle started to enter the coach. Women passengers had to face a lot of trouble. Same situation prevailed while boarding other trains also. Apart from regular trains, there was a lot of crowd in special trains also. There was a crowd of passengers throughout the day at Civil Lines bus stand also.