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There will be a 'complete overhaul' of crowd-control measures and protocols across the country, the Railways Ministry said Monday, 48 hours after a stampede at a station in Delhi killed 18 people.

The stampede was triggered by a rush of passengers at the New Delhi Railway Station, or NDLS, after three trains, one of which was a special service to the Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, were delayed. These delays, and the simultaneous sale of around 1,500 general category tickets, exacerbated the situation and contributed to the overcrowding of platforms 13 and 14.