Many people were injured in the stampede due to the huge crowd of passengers on the railway platform and then the sudden chaos to board the train. On the occasion of Diwali and Chhath Puja, a large number of people are going to their homes, so a lot of crowd is being seen. The incident at Bandra Railway Terminus shook the railway administration. Now the Indian Railways has taken a big decision. The sale of platform tickets has been temporarily banned at selected railway stations. Its purpose is to stop the increasing crowd on the platform.

After several people were injured in a stampede on the platform of Bandra Railway Terminus, Central Railway took a big decision. An order was issued on Sunday regarding platform tickets, in which it has been decided to temporarily stop its sale. While issuing this order, Central Railway said that on the occasion of Diwali and Chhath, a large number of people are going to their homes, so people are also coming to the platform to see off their relatives. Due to this, there is a lot of crowd on the platform and railway premises. To curb this, Central Railway has issued an order to temporarily stop the sale of platform tickets.

Platform tickets stopped at these stations with immediate effect

In view of Diwali and Chhath Puja, the crowd has increased significantly at almost all the major stations of Mumbai. People from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh live in Mumbai in large numbers. On the occasion of Diwali and Chhath, they go to their respective homes. Every day thousands of passengers come to railway stations to take trains. Along with them, people also come to see them off, due to which there is a lot of crowd on the platform. To control the crowd, Central Railway has banned the sale of platform tickets till 8 November 2024. This order has been implemented with immediate effect at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar, Kurla LTT, Thane, Kalyan, Pune and Nagpur stations.

2 additional trains between Mumbai-Gorakhpur

In the order issued by the Central Railway, it has been said that platform tickets will not be sold at the concerned stations till 8 November 2024. This decision has been taken to control the crowd. However, the elderly and the medically needy have been exempted from this. Central Railway has issued another statement informing about running two additional trains between Mumbai and Gorakhpur. Railways said that unreserved trains will depart from CSMT on October 28 at 2:30 pm. This special train will reach Gorakhpur stopping at many places.

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There is important news for all the passengers traveling by North Central Railway. Major upgradation work is to be done at Prayagraj Junction station of North Central Railway, Prayagraj Division. During this work, platform number 04 and 05 will remain closed. Due to this, some trains will be diverted from the starting station on the scheduled dates.

Trains diverted from route….

1. Train number 15559 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Express will go to its destination via Varanasi-Jivanathpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur via a diverted route instead of its scheduled route from 12.06.2024 to 24.07.2024. It passes through Satna, Katni Mudwara, Damoh, Sagar, Bina, Ganjbasoda, Vidisha and Sant Hirdaram Nagar stations of WCR.

2. Train number 15560 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Express will go to its destination via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Jivanathpur-Varanasi via a diverted route instead of its scheduled route from 14.06.2024 to 19.07.2024. It passes through Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Vidisha, Ganjbasoda, Bina, Sagar, Damoh, Katni Mudwara and Satna stations of WCR.

3. Train number 15018 Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kashi Express will go to its destination via Varanasi-Jivanathpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur instead of its scheduled route from 12.06.2024 to 26.07.2024. It passes through Satna, Katni, Jabalpur and Itarsi stations of WCR.

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4.  Train number 15017 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Gorakhpur Express will go to its destination via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Jivanathpur-Varanasi instead of its scheduled route from 11.06.2024 to 25.07.2024. It passes through Itarsi, Pipariya, Gadarwara, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar and Satna stations of WCR.

5. Train number 15267 Raxaul-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express will go to its destination via Varanasi-Jivanathpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur instead of its scheduled route from 15.06.2024 to 20.07.2024. It passes through Satna, Katni, Jabalpur and Itarsi stations of WCR.

6. Train  number 15268 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Raxaul Express will go to its destination via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Jivanathpur-Varanasi instead of its scheduled route from 17.06.2024 to 22.07.2024. It passes through Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni and Satna stations of WCR.

7. Train number 11037 Pune-Gorakhpur Express will go to its destination via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Jivanathpur-Varanasi instead of its scheduled route from 13.06.2024 to 25.07.2024. It passes through Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni and Satna stations of WCR.

8. Train number 11038 Gorakhpur-Pune Express will go to its destination via Varanasi-Jivanathpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur instead of its scheduled route from 15.06.2024 to 20.07.2024. It passes through Satna, Katni, Jabalpur and Itarsi stations of WCR.

9. Train number 11033 Pune-Darbhanga Express will go to its destination via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Jivanathpur-Varanasi instead of its scheduled route from 12.06.2024 to 24.07.2024. It passes through Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni and Satna stations of WCR.

10. Train number 11034 Darbhanga-Pune Express will go to its destination via Varanasi-Jivanathpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur instead of its scheduled route from 14.06.2024 to 19.07.2024. It passes through Satna, Katni, Jabalpur and Itarsi stations of WCR.

11. Train number 18609 Ranchi-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express will go to its destination via Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Junction-Mirzapur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur instead of its scheduled route from 12.06.2024 to 24.07.2024. It passes through Satna, Katni, Jabalpur and Itarsi stations of WCR.

12. Train number 18610 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Ranchi Express will go to its destination via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Mirzapur-Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Junction instead of its scheduled route from 14.06.2024 to 19.07.2024. It passes through Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni and Satna stations of WCR.

13. Train number 22131 Pune-Banaras Express will go to its destination via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Jivanathpur-Banaras instead of its scheduled route from 17.06.2024 to 22.07.2024. It passes through Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni and Satna stations of WCR.

14. Train number 22132 Banaras-Pune Express will go to its destination via Banaras-Jivanathpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur instead of its scheduled route from 12.06.2024 to 24.07.2024. It passes through Satna, Katni, Jabalpur and Itarsi stations of WCR.

15. Train number 19421 Ahmedabad-Patna Express will go to its destination via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Junction instead of its scheduled route from 16.06.2024 to 21.07.2024. It passes through Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Vidisha, Bina, Sagar, Damoh, Katni Mudwara and Satna stations of WCR.

16. Train number 19422 Patna-Ahmedabad Express will go to its destination via Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Junction-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur instead of its scheduled route from 18.06.2024 to 23.07.2024. It passes through Satna, Katni Mudwara, Damoh, Sagar, Bina, Vidisha and Sant Hirdaram Nagar stations of WCR.

17. Train number 01025 Dadar-Ballia Express Special will go to its destination via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Jivanathpur-Varanasi via a changed route instead of its scheduled route from 12.06.2024 to 24.07.2024. It passes through Harda, Itarsi, Rani Kamalapati and Bina stations of WCR.

18. Train number 01026 Ballia-Dadar Express Special will go to its destination via Varanasi-Jivanathpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur via a changed route instead of its scheduled route from 12.06.2024 to 26.07.2024. It passes through Bina, Rani Kamalapati, Itarsi and Harda stations of WCR.

19. Train number 01027 Dadar-Gorakhpur Express Special will go to its destination via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Jivanathpur-Varanasi instead of its scheduled route from 11.06.2024 to 25.07.2024. It passes through Harda, Itarsi, Rani Kamalapati and Bina stations of WCR.

20. Train number 01028 Gorakhpur-Dadar Express Special will go to its destination via Varanasi-Jivanathpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur instead of its scheduled route from 13.06.2024 to 25.07.2024. It passes through Bina, Rani Kamalapati, Itarsi and Harda stations of WCR.

21. Train number 07651 Jalna-Chhapra Express Special will go to its destination via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Jivanathpur-Varanasi via a changed route instead of its scheduled route from 13.06.2024 to 24.07.2024. It passes through Harda, Itarsi, Pipariya, Gadarwara, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar and Satna stations of WCR.

22. Train number 07652 Chhapra-Jalna Express Special will go to its destination via Varanasi-Jivanathpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur via a changed route instead of its scheduled route from 14.06.2024 to 19.07.2024. It passes through Satna, Maihar, Katni, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Gadarwara, Pipariya, Itarsi and Harda stations of WCR.

Railways has made this arrangement, the diverted trains stopping at Prayagraj Junction will take a temporary halt at Prayagraj Chheoki station and go to their destination. To avoid inconvenience to the passengers, find out the exact status of the train with the help of Railway Enquiry Service NTES/139 Rail, authorized by the Railways, and start the journey accordingly.

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Those traveling from CSMT i.e. Chhatrapati Maharaj Terminus may have to face troubles from Thursday to Sunday afternoon. It is reported that Central Railway has announced a mega block of more than 60 hours for platform expansion work. Figures show that more than 900 local trains will be canceled during this period. However, the railways has requested to run more buses for the convenience of passengers.

Why will the block be imposed?

Railways is going to impose a mega block for widening platforms at two stations. DRM of Central Railway Mumbai Division Rajneesh Goyal said in a press conference on Wednesday, ‘A 63-hour mega block will start from Thursday night for the widening of platforms 5 and 6 (at Thane). Whereas, a 36-hour mega block will start from Friday night for the widening work of platforms 10 and 11 (at CSMT).’

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Goyal says that after increasing the width of the platform, facilities like escalators or wide stairs will be available. After the widening of platforms 10 and 11 at CSMT, a train of 24 coaches will be able to stop instead of a train of 16 coaches. According to media reports, the work related to widening has already been completed and the mega block is being imposed due to non-interlocking work.

The first block of 63 hours will

run from 12:30 am on Thursday night to 3:30 pm on Sunday in Thane. The second block will be of 36 hours. Under this, work will continue at CSMT from 12:30 am on Friday night to 12:30 pm on Sunday.

Affected trains

According to media reports, Central Railway has informed that a total of 930 local train services will be cancelled during the mega block in CSMT and Thane. These include 161 trains on Friday, 534 on Saturday and 235 on Sunday. Apart from this, the railways will reduce the distance of 444 suburban trains. 446 local train services, including 307 trains on Saturday and 139 on Sunday, will start from different stations.

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There is a possibility of running 2 new Vande Bharat Express trains from Mumbai. In this, the first train will go from Mumbai CSMT to Sai Nagari Shirdi and the second train will go from Mumbai CSMT to Solapur. Both the trains are likely to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 10.

The CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat service was to start from January 19, but its launch was postponed. According to sources, the Vande Bharat trains flagging off ceremony is yet to get clearance from the Prime Minister’s Office, but CR officials have started preparations with senior CR officials visiting CSMT on Sunday to review the situation Is.

Railways has started preparations for the new services Vande Bharat rake is expected to arrive in the first week of February, after which route trails will be conducted. These will be the 9th and 10th Vande Bharat trains and the 7th and 8th trains of the Advanced Vande Bharat-Second Edition. The CSMT-Shirdi Sainagar Express will cover the distance between the cities in 6 hours while the CSMT-Solapur train will cover the distance in 6.5 hours.

0-100 km/h speed in 52 seconds

The new version of Vande Bharat train can accelerate from 0-100 kmph in just 52 seconds and has a maximum speed of 180 kmph. The air conditioning system is also much better. Also, the facility of side recliner seat, which was earlier offered only to executive class passengers, will now be made available to all classes. The Executive Coach has the additional facility of 180 degree swivel seats.

At present, a Vande Bharat Express train is running from Mumbai, which goes to Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat. Vande Bharat Express has been designed to run at a maximum speed of 200 kmph. However, the railway tracks are not suitable for running at this speed, so Vande Bharat trains are being run at a maximum speed of 130 kmph.

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