Denied entry in local train, women stage rail roko at Diva station

Mumbai | Friday | 5th April, 2019

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Women commuters staged a rail roko as the passengers travelling by the ladies compartment blocked the doors and didn't allow them to board the train at Diva station. The rail roko movement was to give out a message of poor scheduling of trains," said Shailesh Raut, president, Kalyan-Kasara Rail Passenger Association. There have been instances of rail roko at Diva in the past too after which the Central Railway (CR) started running separate trains from there. "We have informed the Central Railway authorities to not stop at Diva station if the train is given halt at Dombivali, as it results in overcrowding. The situation at Diva will be monitored," said Sunil Udasi, chief PRO, Central Railway..