Mumbai, Oct 21 (PTI) Western Railway General Manager Vivek Kumar Gupta on Tuesday took stock of arrangements to handle the passenger rush for Diwali and Chhath Puja at the Bandra terminus here.

The WR is operating more than 2,400 trips with nearly 80 pairs of special trains, most of them north-bound, he told reporters.

Of these, 1,586 trips originate from Gujarat, 738 from Maharashtra and 90 from Madhya Pradesh, including around 50 trips of unreserved special trains.

Last October, at least nine passengers were injured in a stampede after rushing to board a train at the Bandra railway station.

To facilitate easy ticketing, a mobile UTS facility has been introduced, enabling booking staff to approach passengers directly for issuing tickets.

Additional Railway Protection Force (RPF) and

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