Learning its lesson from the unfortunate stampede at Elphinstone Road station, which killed 23 commuters in September last year, the Central Railway (CR) has put in place a plan to handle situations that may arise from overcrowding at railway stations during monsoon this year. The teams will comprise personnel from the railway protection force, Maharashtra security force, and government railway police. At the Masjid railway station, two of three FOBs at the railway station have been deemed critical, meaning the possibility of overcrowding has been noted. Drills for the dispersal of crowd were conducted on Saturday afternoon at Ghatkopar, Dadar and Kurla railway stations. Further, extra maintenance blocks have been conducted, including night blocks that were conducted when local train operations were shut.

Source: Hindustan Times May 26, 2018 18:45 UTC