Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway to stop the sales of platform tickets for the rest of the festive season.
This decision comes as a direct response to a recent incident at Surat railway station. where a man lost his life to cardiac arrest and two more people had to be hospitalized due to overcrowding. The heavy rush of migrants headed home for Diwali and the Chhath festival, led to the tragic situation.
Makeshift signs were hastily put up at the ticket counter in the main building of the Ahmedabad railway station at Kalupur. The last time the sales of platform tickets were suspended was during the Covid-19 pandemic.