India, Oct. 15 -- Northern Railway on Wednesday said sale of platform tickets will be stopped at some railway stations of Delhi-NCR owing to the anticipated heavy rush due to upcoming festivals of Diwali and Chhath.

A notification by Northern Railway chief public relations officer (CPRO) Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay said the sale of tickets will be stopped from October 15 till October 28.

-New Delhi,

-Delhi Jn,

-Hazrat Nizamuddin,

-Anand Vihar Terminal and

-Ghaziabad railway station

The notification added that persons accompanying senior citizens, specially abled persons, illiterate and woman passengers may approach enquiry office for platform ticket.

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