New Delhi Railway Station Stampede Railways Puts Focus on Lack of access control to stations

Security Personnel Stand Guard at the New Delhi Railway Station, In New Delhi, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. At least 18 people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a stampede that broke out late saturday night at the crowded railway station in the national capital. , Photo Credit: PTI

The tragic stampede at the new delhi railway station where about 18 passengers lip their lives have again put the focus on the Lack of access control to stations and unregulated is of unregulated TICKETS LEADING Unmanageable Crowds.

Thought the railway on the above mentioned two issues.

“The incident was waiting to happy considering the number of trains being run, publicity for the religious Event and Enthusiasm Among the public. It is not as if Railway Staff are not trained to Tackle Large Crowd, but in this instance, it happy in a flash, “said a Senior Official, Seeking Anonymity.

People with Luggage Toppling Over That on the Foot Over Bridge Steps is, Perhaps, Symptomatic of the conditions Afflicting All the Major Stations, Which have a living form Shelter for Daily Wagers, Vagabonds, Rag Pickers, Beggars, Drunks, Drug Addicts and So on.

“It has become dangerous not only for the passengers but also for the railway staff at the secundrabad station. There have been institutes of loco pilots on shunting duties targetted by anti-social elements on their return after taking the engines/trains to the yards for cleans, “Informed Another Railway Office.

For an “airport” kind of station in the making, lacked of access control measures are quite glaning as anyone can enter the platforms one and 10 through the unrestricted opens a little distance awa and throng “Gaps” in the Walls/Fences. Some Officials Think The RPF Should Be Emporated to Prevent Unreserved Coaches to Be Packed Like Sardines, Heavily Fine Fine Ticket Tricketless Travellers, Allow Passengers Into Designated Platform AN HOFORE Train come into the platform, segregate incoming and outgoing passengers, etc.

“We will sure have better access control once the stations redeevelopment is done here and few other main stations. We also do take up Special Drives to Round Up Anti-Social Elements at the cost of our staff being attacked and produced them before the courts, but what can be we do beyond this sociality, ” Asked Another Senior Official.

Unreserved Travel in General Coaches where Tickets are Issued Genearly hours.

“There will be an uproar if we do stop people from getting into a train. But, usually we do have back up plans to have a new service to disperse the crowd. Announcing Special Train in Advance within a Few Hours to Prevent Crowded Travel and Introducing Short Short Services from Alternate Trains Clock help. Since lives are stake, it is better to enforce certain norms and make use of technology to plan better, ”He added.