Special trains, help desks and more as CR prepares for Mahaparinirvan Diwas

The Central Railway on Tuesday said that it has made elaborate arrangements for Mahaparinirvan Diwas 2024 with special trains passenger guidance help desks and more facilities being put in place for the passengers visiting MumbaiIn an official statement the Central Railway said elaborate arrangements has been made to facilitate followers of Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar coming to Mumbai from different parts of the county for the occasionMahaparinirvan Diwas which falls on 6th December witnesses a large number of Babasahebrsquos followers coming to Chaitya Bhoomi Dadar from all over the state and country to pay their respectsThe Central Railway also shared the details of the arrangements made by the railwaysSpecial TrainsCR is running 16 Special MailExp trains from 4122024 to 8122024 which includes 8 trips between Nagpur and CSMT 2 trips from Dadar to Nagpur 2 trips between Kalaburagi and CSMT 2 trips between Adilabad and Dadar amp 2 trips between Amravati and CSMTCR Mumbai Division will also run 12 additional suburban trains on the midnight of 56122024 which includes trains between Parel to Kurla Thane amp Kalyan on the Main line and trains between Kurla to Vashi Panvel on the Harbour lineHelp Desks and SpecialTicket Booking CountersHelp desks manned round the clock by Ticket Checking Staff RPF amp GRP have been opened at Dadar CSMT and KalyanTwo UTSCumEnquiry counters have been opened at Chaitya Bhoomi for issuing Unreserved tickets and for train enquiry from 051224 to 071224Additional UTS counters have been opened at Dadar CSMT and KalyanPassenger guidance and SecurityA total of 675 ticket checking staff have been deployed which includes 223 at Dadar 166 at CSMT 105 at LTT 103 at Thane and 78 at Kalyan to ensure proper guidance to the passengers at these stations and also to control the crowd to avoid any untoward incidentsAdditional RPF personnel to work in 2 shifts have been deployed as follows 120 at Dadar 40 at CSMT and 30 at Kalyan in addition to the regular deployment of staffMore than 250 GRP personnel at Dadar and more than 80 at CSMT have been deployed as an additional security measure Special ticket checking squadstaff along with RPFGRP personnel have been deployed at the train originating stations in front of the reserved coaches to ensure entry of only bonafide passengersCrowd ManagementHolding area has been created at Dadar near the space available between Central amp Western line and at CSMT between PF no 7 amp PF no8Separate entryexit will be planned at Dadar for proper crowd managementBarricading has been done on Middle bridge amp BMC bridge for smooth movement of crowd at Dadar214 banners have been displayed at prominent locations of Dadar station regarding Way to Chaitya Bhoomi Way to Rajgruh etc for guidance of passengersBanners standees with Train numbers and timings of the special trains will be displayed near Enquiry office at CSMT Dadar Thane and Kalyan stationsFrequent announcements regarding special trains are being done through the Central Announcement System and station announcementSpecial FacilitiesProvision of drinking water water coolers and clean toilets have been made at relevant locationsEmergency Medical arrangement Provision of wheel chairs stretchers and adequate catering facilities has been made availableTemporary suspension of issue of platform ticketsTo avoid overcrowding platform tickets are being issued to Senior citizens Divyangjans and those in need till 9122024 These include stations like CSMT Dadar Thane Kalyan on Mumbai Division Nagpur and Wardha on Nagpur Division Pune station Solapur station and Bhusaval Badnera Akola Nandura Murtijapur Shegaon Malkapur Jalgaon Pachora Chalisgaon Manmad and Nashik Road stations on Bhusaval DivisionOver all supervision and managementCommercial Inspectors will be deployed round the clock from 1600 hrs of 051224 to 0800 hrs of 091224 at Dadar CSMT LTT amp KalyanOfficers will be deployed at stations to supervise crowd managementIntelligence Officers will be on the field monitoring the crowd to ascertain their requirements like additional trains in case of increased crowd and to deal with other emergenciesCentral Railway authorities will work in close coordination with State Government and Municipal Authorities to identify any emergencies and deal with them