Stepping out to bring rail safety on track in Mumbai

The agitation was to protest the death of 23 people in the Elphinstone Road foot-over bridge (FOB) stampede on September 29, protestors said.

Updated on: Oct 03, 2017 4:52 PM IST

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Protesters from the Nationalist Congress Party held a two-minute rail roko agitation during morning peak hours on Tuesday at the crowd-packed Kalwa railway station on Mumbai’s central line. (bACHCHAN KUMAR)

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At 9 am, protesters halted one local train for two minutes and then cleared off the tracks. (bachchan kumar)

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The agitation was to protest the death of 23 people in the Elphinstone Road foot-over bridge (FOB) stampede on September 29, protestors said. (Hindustan Times)

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The rail roko did not disrupt train services as the Railway Protection Force had deployed additional staff at Kalwa station. (Hindustan Times)

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The cops at the spot. (Hindustan Times)

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The media at the station. (Hindustan Times)

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A train makes it way through the protesters. (BACHCHAN KUMAR)

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The crowd at the station. (Hindustan Times)