If you are going to travel from Anand Vihar Railway Station in the coming days, then this news is very useful for you. Northern Railway has changed the platforms of four major trains to control the increasing crowd at the station and improve the convenience of passengers. The new system has been implemented from May 13 and passengers are being informed about it through frequent announcements at the station. This decision of the Railways will affect thousands of passengers every day, especially those traveling by Vande Bharat Express. Now it will be necessary to know about the new platform in advance.
Platforms instead of which trains?
The trains whose platforms have been changed by the Railways include Lichchavi Express, Dehradun Vande Bharat Express, Jharkhand Express and Gorakhpur Humsafar Express. According to the new system, Lichchavi Express will now run from platform number 1 instead of platform number 3. Dehradun Vande Bharat Express has been shifted from platform number 1 to platform number 3. Jharkhand Express will now depart from platform number 1 instead of platform number 5 and Gorakhpur Humsafar Express has been changed from platform number 1 to platform number 5.
Decision taken for crowd control
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) had suggested changing the platform in view of the increasing crowd and passenger movement in the station premises. After this, senior officials approved this proposal. Railway officials believe that this will reduce crowding at the station and passengers will get more convenience in catching the train. Besides, there will be relief from the situation like chaos and traffic jam on the platform.
What should passengers do?
Railways has appealed to the passengers to check the platform of their train before reaching the station. Apart from this, also pay attention to the display boards and announcements installed at the station, so that any kind of problem can be avoided.
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