Amid the festive season, the Western and Central railways have increased platform ticket rates from Rs 10 to Rs 50 on a temporary basis at major stations in Mumbai from Saturday to curb overcrowding.

Heavy rush due to festivals are observed at the stations.

To curb excessive rush of passengers at CSMT, Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, LTT & Panvel Railway stations the fare of Platform ticket is increased to Rs.50/-frm 22.10 to 31.10.`22 (as a temporary measure) at THESE STATIONS ONLY.