The Central Railway (CR) announced on Sunday, October 27, that it has imposed a temporary restriction on the sale of platform tickets at major stations to mitigate crowding during the festival season. This decision comes hours after 10 people were injured at Western Railway's (WR) Bandra Terminus in Mumbai while attempting to board a train to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, news agency PTI stated.

The Bandra stampede incident occurred at 2.45 am when passengers tried to enter the unreserved Gorakhpur Antyodaya Express as it was arriving on platform number 1 from the yard ahead of its scheduled departure at 5.10 am. Videos of the chaotic scene at Bandra Terminus went viral on social media.