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Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected New Delhi Railway Station on Friday to review passenger facilities, security arrangements and crowd management measures ahead of Diwali and Chhath festivals.
The Minister interacted with passengers and reviewed dedicated holding areas, baggage screening, ticketing facilities and other passenger amenities. He said Indian Railways had arranged additional special trains, deployed more Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and installed 700 additional AI-enabled cameras to strengthen security and surveillance.
Passenger footfall across five major Delhi railway stations—New Delhi, Old Delhi, Anand Vihar, Hazrat Nizamuddin and Sarai Rohilla—rose from the usual 5 lakh to approximately 8 lakh daily during November 1-5. These stations recorded nearly 2 crore passenger movements between October 1 and November 5.
Similar festive traffic increases were reported in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Surat. Indian Railways has introduced additional holding facilities, drinking water, baggage screening and improved sanitation arrangements to ensure safe and convenient festive travel.