A POTENTIALLY fatal incident was averted at Urkura railway station in Raipur after Station Master Anand Upadhyay acted on the desperate cries of two children and pulled their mother away from the path of an approaching train. According to information available, the woman had arrived at the station with her two children. She reportedly moved towards the track as a train was approaching, alarming the children, who began shouting for help. Upadhyay was proceeding to perform signallingrelated duties for the movement of a down train when he heard the children’s cries. Realising the danger, he immediately ran towards the woman

 

.CCTV footage from the station captures the tense sequence. Upadhyay can be seen rushing towards the platform edge and intervening within moments, pulling the woman backwards and away from the track as the train approaches the station. The timely intervention prevented the woman from coming into the train’s path. The children’s immediate alarm also proved crucial in drawing the Station Master’s attention to the unfolding emergency. Railway authorities described Upadhyay’s prompt response as an example of alertness and humanity while on duty. His intervention, undertaken while he was engaged in train-operation responsibilities, ensured that the situation did not culminate in a tragedy. The circumstances that prompted the woman’s reported action were not detailed in the information available.