{
  "id": 1069138,
  "title": "Western Railway Plans 20+ Contract Staff At Busy Stations To Manage Crowds And AC Local Delays",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/western-railway-plans-20-contract-staff-at-busy-stations-to-manage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T15:39:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/western-railway-plans-20-contract-staff-at-busy-stations-to-manage-crowds-and-ac-local-delays"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: Western Railway is preparing to deploy 20 or more contractual personnel at each of its busiest suburban stations to tackle peak-hour crowds, while around 10 staff will be stationed at less-crowded stations. The special teams will focus on crowd movement, platform safety and ensuring AC local train doors close on time, in a move aimed at reducing avoidable delays on the suburban network.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}