In a move to check miscreants and ensure safety of passengers, the Ministry of Railways has decided to install CCTV cameras in all coaches.

These high-end cameras, which will show clear footage even at the speed of 100 kmph and at low-light conditions, will be installed in the locomotives also.

A senior official said that the decision was taken at a review meeting held by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday.

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To preserve the privacy of passengers, CCTV cameras will be installed in the common movement area near the doors.

Currently, semi-high speed trains such as Vande Bharat, Tejas Express and superfast train Amrit Bharat Express have CCTV cameras.

“A trial run for the project was carried out in some coaches and locomotives in the Northern Railway. In the review meeting with the senior officials of the Railway Board, it was decided to install CCTV cameras in all 7,400 plus coaches and around 15,000 locomotives,” the official said.

“Each railway coach will have a total of four dome type CCTV cameras — two each at the entrance side. Each locomotive will be equipped with six CCTVs — one each at the front, rear, left and right side, all outside. Inside the loco, there will be one dome CCTV each at the front and rear side. The locomotives will also be equipped with the two desk mounted microphones,” the official explained.

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These cameras will be certified by the Standardization Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) directorate.

“These cameras will help the Railway staff to identify miscreants. Taking the issue of privacy of passengers into account, these cameras will be installed only at the entry gate of the coaches. In the meeting, it was also decided to explore the use of AI on the data captured by CCTV cameras, in collaboration with the IndiaAI mission,” said the official.

Speaking to The Indian Express, a senior official of the Northern Railway said that the trial of the project was done in a few coaches by the Delhi division of the zone.

“The trial was successful in reducing the number of cameras from three (earlier provided in Research Designs & Standard Organisation (RDSO) specifications) to two on each end of the coach. The proposed location of two cameras helped to cover all the four doors in any AC coach on each end. The same was accepted by the Railway Board and approved for implementation,” he said.

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The official further said that CCTV cameras have been installed in 6,139 coaches in Northern Railway so far. These include 3,853 LHB coaches, 1,436 ICF coaches and 850 EMU/MEMU/DEMU coaches.

“Tenders for the installation in all the coaches were floated on July 11. Three workshops of the Northern Railway will be carrying out the task- Jagadhri for LHB coaches, Alambagh for ICF coaches and Charbagh for EMU/MEMU/DEMU coaches,” the official added.

Indian Railways To Install CCTV Cameras In All Coaches And Locomotives To Boost Passenger Safety

Railways has decided to install CCTV cameras in all coaches to enhance passenger safety. Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu reviewed the progress of CCTV Camera installation in locomotives and coaches.

The purpose of fitting cameras in the common movement areas of coaches is to improve safety and security of passengers. These cameras will help in identifying miscreants. To preserve the privacy of passengers, CCTV cameras will be installed in the common movement area near the doors.

Mr Vaishnaw has approved the installation of CCTV cameras in all 74 thousand coaches and 15 thousand locos. Each railway coach will be covered with four dome type CCTV cameras and each locomotive will have six CCTV cameras.

The Minister emphasised on deploying the best-in-class equipment. He urged the railway officials to ensure that high quality footage should be available even for trains running at 100 kilometer per hour plus speeds and also under low lighting conditions.

Mr Vaishnaw also encouraged the officials to explore the use of AI on the data captured by CCTV cameras, in collaboration with the IndiaAI mission.

Railway Ministry to Install CCTVs Across All Coaches & Locomotives for Enhanced Safety

CCTV rollout in all 74,000 passenger coaches & 15,000 locomotives

Each coach to get 4 cameras, each locomotive 6 cameras

High-quality footage even above 100 kmph & in low light conditions

Exploring AI-based CCTV analysis in collaboration with IndiaAI Mission

Major push towards real-time monitoring & passenger safety across the railway network

The move comes after experimental installation of CCTV cameras in passenger coaches yielded positive results and a go ahead was given by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a meeting held on Saturday.

In order to enhance passenger safety, the Railways will be installing CCTV cameras in the common movement area near the doors in all 74,000 coaches. The move comes after experimental installation of CCTV cameras in passenger coaches yielded positive results.

“This move will significantly improve passenger safety. Miscreants and organised gangs take advantage of gullible passengers. With cameras, such incidents will significantly reduce. To preserve privacy of passengers, CCTV cameras will be installed in the common movement area near the doors,” read a press release from the Ministry of Railways on Sunday (July 13).

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu and officials of the Railway Board reviewed the progress of CCTV cameras’ trials at a meeting after which the decision was taken.

After the go ahead by Vaishnaw and other officials, CCTV cameras will be installed in all 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locos run by the Indian Railways.

“Each railway coach will be covered with four dome-type CCTV cameras – two in each entrance way, and each locomotive will have six CCTV cameras. This will include one camera each at the front, rear and on both sides of the locomotive. Each cab (front and rear) of a loco will be fitted with one dome CCTV camera and two desk-mounted microphones,” said an official.

The CCTV cameras will be of high quality and specifications. These CCTVs will be capable in providing good quality pictures even in trains running over 100 kmph speeds and also under low lighting conditions, said Vaishnaw.

He also told the officials to explore the use of artificial intelligence on the data captured by CCTV cameras, in collaboration with the IndiaAI mission.

In a move to enhance the passenger safety, the Indian railways has planned to install CCTV cameras in all 74,000 passenger coaches and 15,000 locomotives. Even though the railways has not given a timeline for this large-scale installation, it said that each coach will have 4 dome-type CCTV cameras (2 in each entrance way) and each locomotive will have 6 CCTVs. Within the locomotive, there will be a camera at the front, rear and on both sides of the loco.

The decision for the widespread use of CCTVs came after the transporter saw a positive outcome during its trial runs in coaches of the Northern railway network.

On Saturday, the Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu reviewed the progress of CCTV trials following which the decision was taken to cover the entire network of passenger coaches.

The railways is planing to install CCTV cameras with latest specifications, which can also take high-quality footage in journeys where the trains are running at over 100 km per hour speed, and even in low-light conditions. The railways will also explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) on the data captured by the CCTV cameras, in collaboration with the IndiaAI mission.

“Miscreants and organised gangs take advantage of gullible passengers. With cameras, such incidents will significantly reduce. To preserve privacy of passengers, CCTV cameras will be installed in the common movement area near the doors,” railways ministry said in a statement.

Buoyed by the positive outcome of experimental installation of CCTV (closed-circuit television) cameras in passenger coaches, the Indian Railways has decided to set up this video surveillance system in all coaches.

The move is aimed at improving passenger safety, while also ensuring that luggage theft in trains in curbed.

Miscreants and organized gangs take advantage of gullible passengers. With cameras, such incidents can be significantly reduced, the ministry of railways said in a statement.

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Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and junior railway minister Ravneet Singh Bittu reviewed the progress of CCTV cameras’ installation in locomotives and coaches. The meeting held on 12 July was attended by senior officials of the Railway Board.

360-degree comprehensive coverage The railway officials informed that successful trials have been done in the locomotive engines and coaches of the Northern Railway. Vaishnaw gave the go-ahead to install CCTV cameras in all 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locos. Each railway coach will be covered with 4 dome-type CCTV cameras – 2 in each entrance way and each locomotive will have 6 CCTV cameras.

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Modern surveillance for modern problems The officials said that the CCTV cameras will have the latest specifications and will be STQC (Standardization Testing and Quality Certification) certified. Vaishnaw emphasised on deploying the best-in-class equipment. He urged the railway officials to ensure that high-quality footage should be available even for trains running at 100 kmph-plus speeds and also under low lighting conditions.

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