India, March 21 -- PUNE In a bid to manage crowd distribution at Pune railway station and prevent accidents, the Pune railway administration has decided that only those passengers with confirmed or RAC (reservation against cancellation) tickets will be allowed direct entry onto platforms whereas passengers with waiting list or general tickets will be made to wait in a designated waiting area once such an area is set up.

The Pune railway administration has identified four locations for setting up the waiting area, with one of them to be an open space near the 'VIP side' and another to be near platform number six.

The Pune railway administration's decision is part of the larger initiative by the Railway Board to allow only passengers with...