Key Points
The stampede at Surat railway station threw light upon Indian Railways' inefficiency to manage the pre-Diwali crowd at railway stations and trains..
The incident is not an isolated one as passengers, travelling in trains on different routes, complained of huge delays, the massive crowd on reserved coaches and at stations..
Disappointed passengers took to social media to vent out their anger on the Indian Railways for its incapability to manage crowds at railway stations and in the trains..
Many people complained about jam-packed reserved bogeys of trains with ticketless passengers..
A few, even complained of missing their trains, despite having a confirmed ticket, because of a massive crowd of ticket-less passengers..
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