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Southern Railway shares video of staff member saving passenger at Tambaram station: WATCH

A railway employee at Tambaram station saved a woman who slipped while boarding a moving local train. The rescue, caught on video, has gone viral online.

By NES Web Desk

Dec 24, 2025 23:56 IST

A woman was falling from a moving train. Seeing her about to fall, a railway employee rushed to help. His quick action saved the woman's life at the last moment. The video of that moment when the woman's life was saved has gone viral on social media. Netizens are saluting the railway employee for the way he risked his own life to save the woman's life.

This incident took place at Tambaram railway station in Tamil Nadu. On December 20, a woman boarded a Beach-bound local train. When she was getting into the compartment, the train had already started moving. While boarding the moving train, she slipped. The woman could have died at any moment. However, the woman's life was saved due to the quick action of a railway employee.

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The video of saving that woman has been posted on social media by Southern Railway. It was reported that the passenger survived because of an employee named Nitish Kumar. Nitish Kumar is a ticket checking staff at Tambaram station.

Swift alertness by Shri Nithish Kumar, Ticket Checking Staff (CCTC/TBM), at Tambaram on 20.12.2025, saved a lady passenger who accidentally slipped while boarding a Beach-bound train.

In that video, it was seen that Nitish Kumar was sitting in his office. Seeing the woman falling from the moving train on platform number 2, he rushed to help. After running quite a distance, he pulled the woman down to safety. The railway authorities said that if that woman had not been rescued, a major accident could have occurred.

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This 34-second video has caught the attention of netizens. They have described the way Nitish Kumar saved that woman's life as a very courageous act. Many have said that their hearts stopped beating after seeing that scene. Along with this, many have suggested installing automatic doors in local trains to avoid such accidents. According to some, accidents often occur due to the distance between the train compartment and the platform. They believe this distance should be reduced.

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