Overview
- On Monday, the minister visited the Railway Board’s monitoring room in New Delhi to track live passenger flows from major stations nationwide.
- Late Sunday, he made a surprise inspection at Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi, interacting with travelers and checking the holding area and exit arrangements.
- The Railways reports operating 12,011 special trains for the season, up from 7,724 last year, and says over 10 million passengers used special services between October 1 and 19.
- Officials detailed control rooms for instant platform decisions, expanded waiting zones and dedicated holding areas, plus deployments that included more than 600 RPF, RPSF and CORAS personnel at Anand Vihar.
- Ashwini Vaishnaw warned against sharing old or misleading crowd videos on social media and said strict action has begun against those circulating fake content.