Passengers who travel by the country's first Rajdhani Express (12951-52) between Mumbai and Delhi can feel safer with the Western Railway installing closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the coaches. The pilot project is the first of its kind in Indian Railway.
Passengers who travel by the country's first Rajdhani Express (12951-52) between Mumbai and Delhi can feel safer with the Western Railway installing closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the coaches. The pilot project is the first of its kind in Indian Railway.
There are two CCTVs at each gate of a coach, one to capture images of entrants and the other to capture images of those exiting through the gate, located near the gate or above the washbasin. The monitor has been installed in a special cabin in the pantry car. The cabin is watched by telecom staff and is beyond the reach of other staff.
One of the onboard engineering staff, on condition of anonymity, said, "Every day one chip is installed in the main control console of CCTV cameras. This chip records entire movement of train in both up and down directions (Mumbai-Delhi-Mumbai). When Rajdhani Express arrives back to Mumbai Central on the third day, this chip is removed by telecom engineer. The chip is submitted to chief telecom engineer on daily basis."
Similarly, the railways have decided to videograph passengers of trains on sensitive routes at the time of boarding as part of strengthening security measures. "Our efforts are to provide security escorts in all sensitive trains. We have already started the process of videography of all passengers in some selected trains so that we know who all are travelling in these trains," railway minister Suresh Prabhu said as per agency reports.
Sharat Chandrayan, WR's chief public relations officer, said, "The CCTV's in Rajdhani Express is installed on a trial basis."
Dr Ravinder Singal, commissioner, Government Railway Police, Mumbai division, said "It is a milestone as far as safety of passengers and their belongings is concerned. This will help us in quick investigation and detection of crime onboard."
Anand Vijay Jha, WR's senior divisional security commissioner (Mumbai Division), said, "CCTVs on Rajdhani will drastically reduce crime rate," and also come in handy to locate misplaced luggage, he added.
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