By Admin 
In view of the increasing crowd of passengers on Diwali and Chhath festival, the Railway Administration has made major changes at New Delhi Railway Station. For the convenience of passengers and crowd control at the station, temporary changes have been made in the platforms of about a dozen trains. These changes will remain effective till October 30.
The maximum crowd is seen every year at New Delhi Railway Station during festivals like Diwali and Chhath. Keeping this in mind, this time Railways has taken these precautionary steps. According to railway officials, this decision has been taken to maintain smooth movement of passengers on the platform and prevent chaos.
Focus on crowded platforms
Officials said that many crowded trains used to depart from platform numbers 12, 13, 14 and 15 at the same time, due to which both passengers and railway employees had to face problems. In particular, 12-13 and 14-15 are located on both sides of the same platform, which increases the crowd pressure simultaneously. To reduce this, platform changes have been made.
Railway’s appeal to passengers
Railway administration has requested the passengers to check the platform information of their train before travelling. The official said that this temporary change has been made to ensure crowd control and safety, which will give passengers a better experience during the festivals.
These trains will depart from these platforms after replacement
12562 New Delhi–Darbhanga Express: Platform 13- 01
12561 Darbhanga–New Delhi Express: Platform 12- 07
12260 Bikaner–Sealdah Express: Platform 13- 09
54473 Delhi–Saharanpur Passenger: Platform 15- 04
64110/64429 Ghaziabad–New Delhi–Aligarh: Platform 13- 10
14324 Rohtak–New Delhi: Platform 07- 02
12046 Chandigarh–New Delhi Shatabdi: Platform 02- 01
64425/64432 Ghaziabad–New Delhi–Ghaziabad: Platform 13- 05
12033 Kanpur–New Delhi–Kanpur Shatabdi: Platform 02- 10
12056/12057 Dehradun–New Delhi–Daulatpur Chowk: Platform 10- 02
64052/64057 Ghaziabad–Palwal–Ghaziabad: Platform 02- 01
12445 New Delhi–Katra Express: Platform 15- 08
12392 New Delhi–Rajgir Express: Platform 08- 01
Important information before traveling during festivals
Railways has clarified that these changes are temporary and will remain effective till October 30. Passengers have been advised to check the platform of their train on the railway website, station announcements or notice board before travelling, so that they do not face any inconvenience.
Platform ticket sales stopped at major stations of Delhi
Keeping the festivals in mind, under another temporary arrangement, the sale of platform tickets will remain closed from October 15 to 28 at major railway stations of Delhi – New Delhi, Old Delhi, Anand Vihar, Nizamuddin and Ghaziabad Junction. Railways said that this decision has been taken to control the crowd and strengthen the security arrangements. However, if there is a need to drop an elderly or female passenger to the station, in such cases a platform ticket will be provided to the person concerned under special permission. Apart from this, platform ticket booking on online apps has also been temporarily stopped.