Overview
- Western Railway has stopped platform ticket sales at Bandra Terminus, Vapi, Udhna and Surat from October 15 to 31.
- Central Railway will restrict sales from October 16 to 28 at CSMT, Dadar, LTT, Thane, Kalyan and Panvel in the Mumbai division.
- An Indian Railways advisory covers 15 stations including New Delhi, Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Anand Vihar Terminal and Ghaziabad through October 28.
- Northern Railway has opened a permanent holding area at New Delhi station designed for roughly 7,000 passengers to ease festival crowding.
- Exemptions apply for genuine assistance cases in line with Railway Board guidance, and passengers are urged to plan travel and follow staff directions.