Dadar bridges rerouted for Ambedkar tribute

Anticipating 90 to 95 lakh passengers on December 6 Mahaparinirvan Diwas the Government Railway Police GRP has announced route diversions at Dadar railway station The move aims to manage the surge of devotees gathering to pay tribute to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his death anniversaryAccording to the GRP ldquoIn light of this largescale congregation at and around central and western railway station premises at Dadar the movement of railway commuter traffic will be affected on adjoining pedestrian bridges Last year we implemented similar diversions successfully We are putting them in place again to ensure passengers can travel with easerdquo a GRP official told middayOn average Dadar railway station sees a footfall of 75 to 80 lakh passengers but this number is expected to increase drastically due to the occasion ldquoA huge number of devotees gather here to mark the death anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar To maintain order and avoid chaos we have diverted the bridge routesrdquo the official addedThe GRP will make regular announcements at the station to inform passengers of the diversions ldquoApart from this we will place ropes on the bridges for the convenience of passengersrdquo the official statedLarge central bridgeAccording to the GRP all entrances to the railway station from city limits via this bridgemdashwhich connects the Dadar central and western railway stations from the eastwest side platform no 12mdashwill be closed for followers and passengersThe bridge will only be open for passengers arriving at Dadar station via suburban or mail trains to exit to the city limits on the eastwest side or to transfer between platforms at Dadar central and western railway stationsSkywalk bridgeThis bridge will remain open for all commuters to approach platforms at Dadar railway station and for entry and exitThe bridge will also remain open for passengers arriving at Dadar central and western railway stations to exit on the eastwest sideBMC bridgeThis bridge will remain open for commuters accessing platforms at Dadar railway station from city limits on the eastwest sideHowever passengers and followers arriving at Dadar central and western railway stations by suburban or mail trains will not be able to use this bridge for exits to the eastwest city limitsPedestrian bridgeThis bridge will remain open for passengers alighting on platforms at Dadar central railway station to change platformsOther bridgesPedestrian bridge connecting central and western stations north of the large bridge This bridge will remain open for passengers entering the railway station through the gate Commuters from the central and western railway stations will be diverted to the skywalk footbridge within the Central Railway boundaryEntrances to Dadar western railway station platform no 1 All entrances except gates nos 2 and 3 near the skywalk bridge to platform no 1 will remain closed for railway passengers and followers accessing the platform from the city limitsLameblind footbridge at Dadar western railway station platform no 1 This footbridge will remain closed for westbound to eastbound passengers entering from the city limitsBridge near the south side of the skywalk WR Passengers alighting at Dadar western railway station platforms 23 and 45 can use this bridge to access city limits via the skywalk They can also reach Central Railway platforms 910 10A11 12 and 1314 Entry to this bridge will be accessible via stairs on platform no 1 and by lift