Mumbai, Oct 14 (PTI) Ahead of Diwali and Chhath festivals, the Western and Central Railway have temporarily restricted the sale of platform tickets at their major stations, including Mumbai CSMT and Bandra Terminus in the financial capital, to avoid overcrowding, officials said.

The restriction on the platform ticket sale will be in effect from October 15 to 31 at the Bandra Terminus in Mumbai, and Vapi, Udhna and Surat stations in adjoining Gujarat, a Western Railway (WR) release said on Monday.

Notably, during the festive travel season in October last year, nine passengers were injured in a stampede after rushing to board an outstation train at Bandra Terminus in Mumbai.

The move to restrict the sale of platform tickets aims to ensure smooth passenger movement and safety within statio

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