The Indian Railways have announced a list of special security measures post the stampede in New Delhi railway station.
♔As per reports, Northern Railway has announced that all special trains heading to Prayagraj will now be operated exclusively from platform number 16. Additionally, passengers traveling on these special trains will be required to enter and exit through the Ajmeri Gate side of the station. Regular train operations will continue as usual across all platforms.
🙈Additionally, stringent protocols are being enforced at key railway stations in Uttar Pradesh such as Prayagraj, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Kanpur, Lucknow and Mirzapur. North Central Railway's Shashikant Tripathi told PTI, "We are strictly adhering to the previously established protocols, which were successfully implemented during festivals like Mauni Amavasya and Basant Panchami."
🀅At Prayagraj Junction, entry is restricted to the city side, and passengers are kept in a 'holding area' until their train arrives. RPF Inspector Shiv Kumar said that crowd control measures are "effective" In Varanasi, Ashok Kumar from the North Eastern Railway said the same protocols are in place at Jhunsi and Rambagh stations, where passengers are held in secure areas until their train arrives.
෴The security at Varanasi Junction has also been tightened after the Delhi incident. Station Director Arpit Gupta confirmed that vehicle entry is banned around the station, barriers have been placed at key locations, and security forces monitor the crowd.
New Delhi Station Stampede
At 9:55pm on February 15, 2025, a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station🦹 resulted in 18 deaths—including 11 women and five children—and many more injured. The incident occurred on platforms 14 and 15 when a massive crowd gathered to board the train, the Prayagraj Express, a special service for the ongoing Maha Kumbh festival.
⛎Reportedly the situation escalated when an announcement regarding a platform change led to confusion among the crowd. As passengers hurried to the newly assigned platform, some slipped while descending a footbridge connecting the platforms, triggering a domino effect that culminated in the fatal stampede.
