India, May 6 -- The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on the Central Railway (CR) has formed special teams to crack down on crimes on railway premises and control overcrowding on trains along the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-Kalyan/Panvel routes. Comprised of 4-6 personnel each, these teams patrol railway stations and travel on trains between 6am and 10pm, identifying stations where overcrowding is an issue and taking action against loiterers and 'train groups' which bully normal commuters. Recent incidents such as a man being stabbed inside a CSMT-Kasara local train and commuters dying after falling off the footboard have prompted the drive, said RPF officials.

Around four to five such teams have been patrolling stations, tr...