At least 15 dead after stampede at New Delhi station
At least 15 people have died and another 15 are injured after a stampede at the main railway station in India's capital New Delhi .
The incident occurred around 8pm local time on Saturday on two platforms as passengers waited to board trains to Prayagraj city, where the Hindu Maha Kumbh festival is being hosted, media reports said.
The death toll included 10 women and three children, local media said.
Media showed images and videos of crowds pouring over each other at the station, following the incident, as police and relief teams toiled to ease the congestion.
Delhi's chief minister Atishi, who only uses one name, said on X that many of the victims were pilgrims who were going to attend the Maha Kumbh.
Am headed to LNJP Hospital, where the injured and the dead have been taken from the New Delhi railway station stampede.
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) February 15, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some other federal ministers confirmed the stampede incident in posts on X without disclosing the death toll.
"Distressed by the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones," Modi said on X.
India's Interior Minister Amit Shah said in a post on X that he had spoken to the railway minister and taken stock of the situation.
An inquiry was ordered into the incident and four special trains were dispatched to evacuate the rush caused at the railway station, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on X, adding that the situation is now under control.
Situation under control at New Delhi railway station (NDLS) Delhi Police and RPF reached. Injured taken to hospital. Special trains being run to evacuate sudden rush.
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) February 15, 2025
"The entire team is working to assist all those who have been affected by this tragic incident," he said.
Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh in northern India last month as tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most auspicious day of a six-week festival.
Delhi's lieutenant-governor VK Saxena, one of the capital territory's top officials, also visited the hospital to meet those injured in Saturday's incident, local media showed.
"This is a very tragic incident and we pray for those who have lost their lives," Atishi said.
India has witnessed several rail accidents in the last two years, including a collision in 2023 that killed at least 288 people.
Indian railways is the fourth largest train network in the world and is undergoing a $US30 billion ($A47 billion) upgrade, as part of Modi's push to boost connectivity.
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