In anticipation of the large influx of devotees visiting Mumbai to pay homage on Mahaparinirvan Divas on December 6, Central Railway has introduced a series of measures to ensure smooth and seamless travel.
Special Trains
CR is running 16 Special Mail/Exp trains from 4th December to 8th December 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 and 2 trips between Amravati and CSMT.
Apart from that CRs Mumbai Division will also run 12 additional suburban trains on the mid-night of 5th/6th December ,which includes trains between Parel to Kurla / Thane and Kalyan on the Main line and trains between Kurla to Vashi / Panvel on the Harbour line.
Passenger guidance and Security
A 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 incidents.
120 Additional RPF personnel to work in 2 shifts have been deployed at Dadar, 40 at CSMT and 30 at Kalyan in addition to the regular deployment of staff. More than 250 GRP personnel at Dadar and more than 80 at CSMT have been deployed as an additional security measure.
Special Ticket Checking Squad
Special ticket checking squad/staff along with RPF/GRP personnel have been deployed at the train originating stations in front of the reserved coaches to ensure entry of only bona-fide passengers.
Help Desk and Special Booking Counters
Help desks and special ticket booking counters have been set up at Dadar, CSMT, and Kalyan stations. Passengers can also seek assistance from the ticket checking staff, RPF, and GRP personnel deployed at these stations.
Holding Areas
Holding area has been created at Dadar near the space available between Central and Western line and at CSMT between PF number 7 and PF number 8. Separate entry/exit will be planned at Dadar for proper crowd management. Barricading has been done on Middle bridge and BMC bridge for smooth movement of crowd at Dadar.
214 banners have been displayed at prominent locations of Dadar station regarding "Way to Chaitya Bhoomi", "Way to Rajgruh" etc for guidance of passengers.
Banners/ standees with Train numbers and timings of the special trains will be displayed near Enquiry office at CSMT, Dadar, Thane and Kalyan stations. Frequent announcements regarding special trains are being done through the Central Announcement System and station announcement.
Drinking Water
Provision of drinking water, water coolers and clean toilets have been made at relevant locations.
Emergency Medical arrangement, Provision of wheel chairs, stretchers and adequate catering facilities has been made available..
Over all supervision and Macro Management
Commercial Inspectors will be deployed round the clock from 4 pm of 05th December to 08.00 am of 09 th December Dadar, CSMT, LTT and Kalyan. Additionally senior officers will be deployed at stations to supervise crowd management.
Intelligence 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 emergencies.Central Railway authorities will work in close co-ordination with State Government and Municipal Authorities to identify any emergencies and deal with them.
Special Bus Services
BEST Undertaking has also announced special bus services to commemorate Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's Mahaparinirvan Din from December 4 to 7. These services will cater to the large number of devotees visiting Chaitya Bhoomi in Dadar.
According to BEST, from December 4 to 7, special buses will run from Dadar Railway Station to Chaitya Bhoomi at 15-20 minute intervals. Similarly on December 4, special buses will operate from various parts of Mumbai to Chaitya Bhoomi on routes 241, 200, A-351, and 354. On December 6, additional buses will be deployed on routes C-33, A-164, 241, C-305, A-351, 354, A-357, A-385, C-440, and C-521 from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Udyan in Dadar.
Bus Pass
A daily bus pass for Rs 60 will be available for commuters traveling to Chaitya Bhoomi during this period. Apart from that special bus tours will be organized from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Udyan to various locations in Mumbai associated with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, including Chaitya Bhoomi.
- Medical facilities, including free medical check-ups, treatment, and first aid, will be available for devotees at Chaitya Bhoomi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Udyan, and Veer Kotwal Udyan (Plaza).