MR Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews crowd management at New Delhi Station, interacts directly with passengers

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New Delhi: Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, conducted a surprise inspection of New Delhi Railway Station this evening, on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

The Minister inspected the control room on platform No. 1, which monitors the entire station. He interacted directly with passengers on platforms No. 12/13. He also interacted with sleeper class passengers on the Amrit Bharat Express train on platform No. 16 to learn about their experiences and gather feedback.

Following this, he inspected Yatri Suvidha Kendra, where he gathered feedback from passengers on the facilities provided by the Railways.

Speaking to the media, Shri Vaishnaw said, “Indian Railways has made extensive arrangements to ensure that passengers do not face any inconvenience despite the heavy rush. 1.2 million railway employees are engaged in serving passengers day and night.”

Chairman/Railway Board, Satish Kumar, General Manager, Northern Railway, Ashok Kumar Verma and other senior officers were also present with Railway Minister during the inspection.

Railway Minister personally monitoring the war room

  • keeping a close watch on stations across India
  • Ensuring no passenger misses celebrating Diwali

New Delhi: To ensure that people across the country can celebrate the grand festival of Diwali happily with their families, more than 1.2 million railway employees are working round the clock.

On Diwali day, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was seen monitoring train operations nationwide from the war room at Rail Bhavan. Chairman/Railway Board Satish Kumar was also present.

The minister interacted with senior officials from the Northeast Railway, East Central Railway, and Eastern Railway, instructing them to ensure all trains run on time. For the past several days, Minister Vaishnaw has been conducting 24-hour monitoring of railway operations.

Late last night, he visited Anand Vihar Terminus, one of Delhi’s busiest railway stations, to inspect passenger facilities and personally interact with travelers. On Diwali day, he remained stationed in the Railway Ministry’s war room with his full team, keeping a close watch on major railway stations across the country.

The #IndianRailways is making every possible effort to provide the best facilities to passengers, ensuring that no one faces inconvenience and that every traveler reaches their destination on time.