Overview
- Operations were reported normal on Monday at Udhna in Surat following Sunday’s heavy rush, with orderly queues and controlled boarding back in place.
- Police and Railway Protection Force used baton charge on Sunday when some passengers broke queues, and Western Railway rejected claims of a stampede.
- Railway officials confirmed late Sunday that more than 23,000 passengers were moved on regular and special services, with extra trains dispatched at night to clear the backlog.
- Authorities opened more ticket counters, set up holding areas and deployed over 300 security and railway staff as people waited up to 10–15 hours in heat, with reports of minor injuries and fainting.
- Officials and passengers linked the surge to school holidays and reduced work in Surat’s textile and diamond units blamed on an LPG shortage tied to the West Asia conflict, and railways said monitoring and added services will continue.