Mahakumbh 2025: Due to the reverse flow of Mahakumbh in Kashi, there is a huge crowd at the stations. In such a situation, given the increasing crowd of passengers, the Cantt station premises have been declared a no-vehicle zone.
Given the crowd of Mahakumbh’s reverse flow, the Cantt station premises have been declared a no-vehicle zone. All entry and exit routes of the Cantt station premises have been closed with barricading. Only the vehicles of railway officials and big leaders have an entry from the parcel gate. Vehicles going towards the station premises have been banned by putting a barrier near the Malgodown Road Parcel Gate. Also, a temporary police post has been set up in the circulating area.
RPF, and GRP have also barricaded the way coming to the station from under the Cantt flyover. Only pedestrians are allowed to move. There was so much crowd on Monday evening that passengers were stopped in the circulating area itself.
Commercial and RPF have been deployed on the route from the passenger hall to the platform, and are giving entry to the passengers going to the platform only after checking their tickets and only when the train arrives. Commercial staff has also been deployed at the second entry gate, who are giving entry to the devotees only after the train has arrived on the platform. Two to two and a half lakh passengers are traveling through the Cantt station in 24 hours.
From general to AC coaches, everyone is in the same condition
Apart from special trains, there is a crowd in regular trains as well. All the coaches of long-distance regular trains are jam-packed. From general to AC coaches, everyone is in the same condition. Passengers who have taken AC tickets are not able to reach their seats. There is no hearing even after complaining.
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The first FOB of Banaras station remained choked throughout the day
The crowd remained uncontrollable at Banaras station of the North Eastern Railway as well. The maximum crowd of devotees traveling to Prayagraj is gathering here. The first FOB of Banaras station remained choked from afternoon to evening. RPF and GRP were breathless in handling the devotees. The circulating area was filled with outside vehicles. An unexpected crowd of passengers was seen in the passenger hall, circulating area, and platforms.
Rope barricading done on Banaras station platforms
Given the increasing crowd of devotees at Banaras station, rope barricading has been done on the platforms. A rope has been put in the middle of the platform as part of crowd management. Passengers are going from one side and coming from the other. This experiment has been quite relieving for the devotees. At night, there was a huge crowd of passengers during Shivganga and Banaras Superfast. Passengers were not allowed to gather at one place on the FOB.
