'We are in talks with the Delhi police and are ready to foot the bill,' said a senior Northern Railway official, adding, they intend to engage the home guards in Old Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations also.
A day after the stampede at New Delhi railway station, Railways have said they are planning to deploy home guards of Delhi police at the station to manage the crowd and prevent such mishaps.
"We are in talks with the Delhi police and are ready to foot the bill," said a senior Northern Railway official, adding, they intend to engage the home guards in Old Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations also.
The home guards would be roped in during the peak seasons.
Northern Railway has, meanwhile, decided to open the third foot-over-bridge at the station from July to ease the pressure off the existing bridges.
Railways have maintained that the mishap, in which two persons were killed and eight injured, took place as passengers tripped on the foot-over-bridge while seeking to de-link it from the last minute change of platforms for Sapt Kranti and Vikramshila express.
For better crowd management, Northern Railway has stopped issuing platform tickets from today onwards.
"Civil Defence personnel have also been asked to ensure no passenger is resting on the foot-over-bridges," said a Northern Railway spokesperson.
He said the Vikramsheela express, which came late to New Delhi station by seven hours today, was cleaned at the platforms itself instead of at the yard for its return journey in view of the rush.
Senior railway officials were also conducting on the spot assessment to streamline the crowd and ensure basic facilities at the station, the spokesperson said.
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