India, March 18 -- Before Holi, Western Railway (WR) drew up a summary of over 10 pages on the planning and execution of measures to be taken for preventing crowding and untoward incidents at railway stations. Subsequently, on March 17, union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw spoke in the Rajya Sabha about Indian Railways' steps for crowd control.

The guidelines broadly include creating additional infrastructure, creating holding areas, stopping the sale of platform tickets and having entry/exit control points among others. Sources said the guidelines were formulated after the recent stampede at Delhi, and also on account of the heavy crowding at Bandra Terminus, Surat and Udhna during festivals and holidays.

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