elphinstone road stampede
Commuters pay tribute on 1st anniversary of Elphinstone stampede
The station, when the stampede happened on a narrow railway foot overbridge on September 29 last year, was called Elphinstone Road station.
Rly pulls up socks after Fob stampede
Railway activist Subhash Gupta claimed that the hawkers had returned to stations like Kurla.
Central Railway plans to build shed near stations ahead of monsoon
A CR official said that the RPF will ensure that these places are not used by drug addicts leading to inconvenience for the commuters.
Police gives clean chit to railways over FOB stampede
Another factor that led to the tragedy was the fact that in the swelling crowd were porters carrying flowers.
Mumbai University allows injured student to give exams from home
After the stampede, Akash was taken to KEM hospital along with others injured in the incident.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena attacks hawkers at three railway stations
The party workers assaulted hawkers and damaged their property and vans.
Cost of Elphinstone FOB: 70 hrs in blocks
Parel end will be built in co-ordination with CR.
Mumbai: 2 weeks after Elphinstone stampede, woman hurt as tile of FOB falls on her
The passenger, identified only as Anita (38), sustained a minor injury in the incident that occurred at around 3.40 pm.
Western Railway audit says link FOBs to skywalks to manage crowds
The railway has also decided that hawkers will be strictly prohibited on FOBs.
Stampede was caused due to panic, claims railway inquiry
The CSO is conducting the Railways’ inquiry into the incident. The official report is to be submitted sometime next week.