India, Feb. 17 -- A special holding area at 60 stations experiencing high footfalls, a separate crowd management manual and awareness among passengers to not sit at stairs are among the measures being taken by the Railways to prevent any untoward incident, Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday.

The initiatives are being taken in the wake of a stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station Saturday evening which killed 18 passengers.

While interacting with media persons at the Rail Bhawan in Delhi, Vaishnaw said the Railways had identified 60 stations which normally receive a high footfall and decided to make permanent or temporary holding areas outside the platforms to regulate the flow of passengers.

"Sixty stations such as New ...