Jamshedpur: The railways have taken several steps to regulate the festive rush on Bihar-, UP- and Delhi-bound trains at Tatanagar railway station.The railways has announced that it will attach two additional coaches to some Bihar- and UP-bound trains to accommodate more passengers, with effect from Tuesday. A temporary structure has been also put up outside the station to accommodate 1,000 passengers at a time. With an adequate number of chairs, ceiling fans, drinking water and toilet facilities, passengers can wait in the holding area. When a train arrives, the passengers concerned will be guided to their respective train in a queue. Besides, passengers carrying reserved berth tickets will be permitted to board the coach concerned.“The purpose is to ensure there is no unnecessary crowding on platforms. At the same time, order is maintained when trains arrive,” said Aditya Kumar Choudhary, senior divisional commercial manager, Chakradharpur.Railway officials said that surveillance measures are in place to ensure that no person without a valid ticket enters the station premises.Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Govt Railway Police (GRP) personnel, both in uniform and in plainclothes, will be present at all five platforms to assist officials in ensuring smooth boarding and deboarding of passengers, and to keep an eye on pickpockets.Instructions have been issued to the railway traffic control unit not to make last-minute changes about arrival of trains, as this would create confusion. Further, enquiry counters will be increased as per requirement.“We worked out an SOP for the stakeholders to ensure hassle-free boarding and deboarding of passengers during the period,” Choudhary said.“A control room was activated at the station to monitor operational activities round-the-clock, both at the platforms and at the entry gate,” he added.The Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express, the Durg-Rajendranagar South Bihar Express, the Tatanagar-Danapur Express, Tatanagar-Chapra Express and Anand Vihar Terminal-Puri Neelachal Express witnessed a heavy rush of passengers since Friday.
