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Indian Railway Ministry had issued notifications regarding crowd control at railway stations during Holi Festival. During Holi Railway witness unprecedented increase in travellers which impose a big problem for railways as sometimes situation goes out of control. The eight point notification issued by railway is –

• Special deployment of Commercial and Security personnel.
• Divisional Railway Managers can increase rate of platform tickets above 10 rupees to decongest platform.
• Close Circuit Television Surveillance System, Access Control Mechanism are used to regulate and monitor the crowd at major railway stations.
• At important stations/cities for the convenience of passengers railway has provided E-ticket booking system, automatic ticket vending machines, City Booking office, mobile app etc.
• Traffic regulations are implemented in coordination with Traffic/Local Police.
• Separate entry and exit points are made at stations manned by railway commercial department to facilitate easy ingress and egress of passengers.
• Queue system is maintained for hassle free boarding of passengers in general coaches of important trains.
• Parking and non-parking areas have clearly been demarcated to avoid haphazard parking and overcrowding.