CCTV Cameras in all train coaches including EMUs & passenger trains

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Ministry of Railways has approved works for installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras in all train coaches including EMUs and passenger trains. CCTV Cameras have already been provided in 4141 coaches. Train type-wise & Zone- wise details are appended.

Policing on Railways being a State subject, prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law & order in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory responsibility of the State Government, which they discharge through Government Railway Police (GRP)/District Police. Cases of Indian Penal Code (IPC) crime are registered and investigated by the concerned Government Railway Police.

The areas and routes prone to crime related to passengers are dynamic in nature and keeps on changing. Based on regular analysis, such vulnerable areas/routes are identified and effective preventive measures are taken to control crime over such spots. Further, State Level Security Committee of Railways (SLSCR) have been constituted for all States/Union Territories under the Chairmanship of respective Director General of Police/Commissioner of States/Union Territories for regular monitoring and review of security arrangements of the Railways.

 

List of CCTV Cameras in Coaches:

 

Zonal Railways Train- 18

Type

LHB ICF MEMU EMU DEMU

/DMU

Others Total
(I) (II) (III) (IV) (V) (VI) (VII) (I) to (VII)
CENTRAL 60 96 203 18 377
EAST

COAST

327 12 339
EAST

CENTRAL

81 14 95
EASTERN 161 4 28 193
NORTH

CENTRAL

77 8 85
NORTH EASTERN 67 1 32 8 108
NORTH

FRONTIER

98 98
NORTHERN 32 418 8 3 1 462
NORTH

WESTERN

97 10 107
SOUTH

CENTRAL

251 72 40 5 368
SOUTH EAST CENTRAL 32 72 2 106
SOUTH

EASTERN

113 62 175
SOUTHERN 117 9 128 81 335
SOUTH

WESTERN

280 56 336
WEST

CENTRAL

19 32 51
WESTERN 608 48 204 8 868
KONKAN 36 2 38
Total 32 2842 26 544 626 70 1 4141

This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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