Like applying a band-aid on a fractured arm, railway police have cordoned off the unusually narrow platform 1 at Dadar, even as the problem calls for major structural changes
A GRP jawan stops a passenger from crossing the blockade, on platform No. 1 of Dadar railway station
According to GRP officials, the ideal width of a platform should be 75 feet, but the island platform in question is just 25-foot wide. When trains on both platforms nos. 1 and 2 arrive at the same time, the crowd becomes unmanageable
The GRP says the problem persists even after they suggested a solution, which the railways tried successfully
A Central Railway spokesperson said, “Earlier, we deployed the GRP personnel at this spot, but now a rope arrangement has been made to protect the passengers. The width of this platform is narrow and we are finding a permanent solution.”
Around 1985, when the station was being upgraded and the railways planned to terminate slow locals at Dadar, platform No. 1 was built in a small available space. Since then, all the slow trains on the line have used this platform
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