Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 3: Railway staff at Banihal Railway Station in Jammu Division rushed a female passenger and her newborn baby to a local hospital after delivery in train near Banihal Station.
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The woman passenger’s husband was also accompanying her during the journey. The couple were residents of Sumbar village. The family was travelling in train number . 64651, which is an unreserved train and runs daily between Sangaldan and Baramulla in Kashmir.
As soon as the train reached Banihal, the woman started experiencing severe labour pain. She delivered a baby in the train itself with the help of female co-passengers. The passengers present in the train immediately informed the Station Master. On receiving the information, Station Manager of Banihal station A B Bali and other railway employees Lalit Kumar, Mudassir Ahmed and Manzoor Ahmed arranged to take the child to the nearest hospital for further treatment.
The family thanked the railway employees for their quick response. On this incident, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of Jammu Division Uchit Singhal and Railway Area Manager of Kashmir valley Saqib Yusuf praised the promptness and humanity of the passengers and railway employees who helped in difficult times.
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