New Delhi: After the tragic stampede incident at New Delhi railway station, Northern Railway enforced some measures to avoid any such untoward incident in the days to come. It has been decided that all special trains in the direction of Prayagraj will be run from platform number 16 to the extent possible.

Read in Hindi: नई दिल्ली से प्रयागराज के लिए विशेष रेलगाड़ियां प्लेटफार्म 16 से ही जाएंगी...

Therefore, all the passengers wanting to go to Prayagraj shall come and go from Ajmeri Gate side of New Delhi railway station. Regular trains will continue to be operated from all platforms as the regular practice is. This is a step in the direction of avoiding peak hour rush getting accumulated in one platform.

In addition, the deployment of RPF and GRP forces in New Delhi Railway station has been increased. These personnel assist the passengers by helping them guide them towards the platform on which their train is scheduled to depart.

In addition to the focus on increased operational efficiency in rush hours, Northern Railways ran three special trains by evening 7 pm to clear the additional rush in the direction of Prayagraj. This includes one special train to Darbhanga via Prayagraj and two more special trains towards Prayagraj. Besides regular trains towards Prayagraj, one more special Train is scheduled to depart at 9 pm to cater to the peak evening hour demand.

Given the unprecedented crowd of travellers wanting to go in the direction of Prayagraj, Indian Railway has scheduled five more special trains from Feb.17 for Mahakumbh devotees.

To avoid any untoward incident in future, Indian Railways appeals through media outlets to the public at large, not to fall prey to rumours as was witnessed in the unfortunate incident at New Delhi railway station.

All the travellers are requested not to change platforms on hearsay and strictly follow the official announcement. Indian Railway seeks the cooperation of passengers by adhering to the operational planning of Indian Railways. This will go a long way and help zonal railway authorities to smoothly execute planned regular and special train services for commuters.

Railways Helpline No. 139 continues to serve people to reach out for any enquiry and passenger support during ongoing rush situations.