Safety during Deepavali: Railway stations on high alert, says Southern Railway

As portion of the intensified information arrangements during the Deepavali season, the Palakkad part of Southern Railway has implemented a bid of measures to guarantee the safety, security, and convenience of passengers amid the expected festive rush.

All large stations, including Mangaluru Central, Mangaluru Junction, Kannur, Kozhikode, Shoranur Junction, Palakkad Junction, and Pollachi Junction, are connected precocious alert, with coordinated efforts from commercial, operating, security, and aesculapian teams to guarantee a harmless and comfy travel for each passengers during the festive period.

Railway Protection Force (RPF) has stepped up intensive checks to forestall carriage of inflammable materials and crackers successful trains and connected presumption premises. Dedicated RPF teams are deployed round-the-clock to support heightened vigil crossed large stations, a merchandise from the part said connected Saturday.

To negociate the accrued rider flow, assemblage power arrangements person been strengthened by forming orderly queues and deploying further unit for rider guidance and regulation. Ticket checking unit person been conducting intensive drives to curb ticketless question and forestall unauthorised introduction into platforms and trains.

CCTV camera surveillance astatine large stations is being continuously monitored by the War Room and RPF power to place rush-prone areas and clip slots for effectual assemblage management.

Medical teams person been placed connected precocious alert to supply contiguous assistance to passengers successful need, portion on-board checks by RPF and TTEs person been intensified to forestall immoderate untoward incidents and guarantee harmless travel, the merchandise said.

Madhukar Roat, Divisional Railway Manager, Palakkad, stated that each indispensable steps person been taken to guarantee harmless and creaseless question during the Diwali season. He urged passengers to cooperate with railway unit and adhere to information guidelines for a pleasant question experience.