Surat, Oct 27 (PTI) An unusually heavy rush was witnessed at Udhna railway station in Surat on Sunday as lots of of employees engaged in textile and diamond industries headed to their hometowns in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh for Diwali and Chhath puja.
The frenzied scene in Surat considerably mirrored the damaging passenger surge at Mumbai’s Bandra railway station, the place a stampede left 10 individuals injured.
The railway authorities have made preparations by including particular trains for UP and Bihar, with a brand new practice added for Gorakhpur in UP from Udhna on Sunday, officers mentioned.
Trains for Bihar and UP have been divided for departure from three railway stations within the metropolis – Surat, Udhna and Bhestan – to make sure clean operation in view of the huge rush being witnessed lately, an official mentioned.
The Authorities Railway Police have been deployed on platforms to manage the group as persons are turning up in giant numbers to board the trains for his or her locations, he mentioned.
As many as 30 trains for UP and Bihar are departing from Surat railway station, 18 from Udhna and 7 from Bhestan, they mentioned. Many of those trains are weekly, and a few departing twice, thrice and even 5 instances every week, the officers mentioned.
In the meantime, the Western Railway mentioned in a press launch that it was taking measures to clear the additional rush of passengers throughout this season by including extra competition particular trains. One among them between Udhna and Gorakhpur was added from Sunday.
Many employees engaged within the diamond and textile industries in Surat journey to their hometowns in Bihar and UP for Chhath puja and Diwali.
Within the early hours of Sunday, a minimum of ten individuals have been injured in a stampede at Mumbai’s Bandra railway station when lots of of individuals tried to board a Gorakhpur-bound practice pulling right into a platform to move to their hometowns for Diwali and Chhath festivals, civic officers mentioned.
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