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IN PHOTOS: Central Railway makes rope arrangement to protect passengers at overcrowded Dadar station

Updated On: 03 March, 2023 10:28 AM IST | Anagha Sawant

As trains arrive at the central line of Dadar railway station, crowds swell on the island platform of 1 and 2, keeping GRP personnel on their toes. The Central Railway makes rope arrangements in order to protect the passengers and prevent stampedes at the overcrowded platforms. See pics Photo/Ashish Raje

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Presently a rope arrangement has been made to protect the passengers Pic/Ashish Raje

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Presently a rope arrangement has been made to protect the passengers Pic/Ashish Raje
Like applying a band-aid on a fractured arm, railway police have cordoned off the unusually narrow platform 1 at Dadar, even as the problem calls for major structural changes

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Like applying a band-aid on a fractured arm, railway police have cordoned off the unusually narrow platform 1 at Dadar, even as the problem calls for major structural changes

A GRP jawan stops a passenger from crossing the blockade, on platform No. 1 of Dadar railway station

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A GRP jawan stops a passenger from crossing the blockade, on platform No. 1 of Dadar railway station

According to GRP officials, the ideal width of a platform should be 75 feet, but the island platform in question is just 25-foot wide. When trains on both platforms nos. 1 and 2 arrive at the same time, the crowd becomes unmanageable

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According to GRP officials, the ideal width of a platform should be 75 feet, but the island platform in question is just 25-foot wide. When trains on both platforms nos. 1 and 2 arrive at the same time, the crowd becomes unmanageable

The GRP says the problem persists even after they suggested a solution, which the railways tried successfully

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The GRP says the problem persists even after they suggested a solution, which the railways tried successfully

A Central Railway spokesperson said, “Earlier, we deployed the GRP personnel at this spot, but now a rope arrangement has been made to protect the passengers. The width of this platform is narrow and we are finding a permanent solution.”

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A Central Railway spokesperson said, “Earlier, we deployed the GRP personnel at this spot, but now a rope arrangement has been made to protect the passengers. The width of this platform is narrow and we are finding a permanent solution.”

Around 1985, when the station was being upgraded and the railways planned to terminate slow locals at Dadar, platform No. 1 was built in a small available space. Since then, all the slow trains on the line have used this platform

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Around 1985, when the station was being upgraded and the railways planned to terminate slow locals at Dadar, platform No. 1 was built in a small available space. Since then, all the slow trains on the line have used this platform

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