In a move aimed at ensuring the safety of women passengers, the Southern Railway has installed surveillance cameras in the women’s compartment of Chennai-Rameswaram-Chennai Express.
This is the first time that surveillance cameras have been fitted on board any train in the Southern Railway zone.
Four advanced cameras have been installed at key positions inside the women’s coach of the Rameswaram Express (Train No. 16101 / 16102) which takes about 13 hours to reach the island town from Chennai Egmore.
Top railway officials told The Hindu that cameras have been fitted in a brand new women’s compartment manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. The ICF has spent about Rs. 3 lakh for installing the devices as a safety measure.
The cameras equipped with night-vision capability keep recording the activities inside the coach even when the train is on the move, a top railway officer said.
Besides capturing the face of the travellers, the cameras would also record the time making it possible to recreate the sequence of events in case of offences inside the compartment.
The device would only record the activities taking place in the public place of the compartment such as corridor and seats.
The cameras would enable the agencies to identify a culprit in case of any complaint from the women passengers.
The recordings in the cameras would be downloaded to sift through the images. Identity of male passengers travelling in women’s compartment could also be detected through the cameras, the officials said.
The cameras have been installed as a trial measure in the express train, officials said adding that such devices would be put in place in other trains based on feedback.
This is the first time that surveillance cameras have been fitted on board any train in the Southern Railway zone.
Four advanced cameras have been installed at key positions inside the women’s coach of the Rameswaram Express (Train No. 16101 / 16102) which takes about 13 hours to reach the island town from Chennai Egmore.
Top railway officials told The Hindu that cameras have been fitted in a brand new women’s compartment manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. The ICF has spent about Rs. 3 lakh for installing the devices as a safety measure.
The cameras equipped with night-vision capability keep recording the activities inside the coach even when the train is on the move, a top railway officer said.
Besides capturing the face of the travellers, the cameras would also record the time making it possible to recreate the sequence of events in case of offences inside the compartment.
The device would only record the activities taking place in the public place of the compartment such as corridor and seats.
The cameras would enable the agencies to identify a culprit in case of any complaint from the women passengers.
The recordings in the cameras would be downloaded to sift through the images. Identity of male passengers travelling in women’s compartment could also be detected through the cameras, the officials said.
The cameras have been installed as a trial measure in the express train, officials said adding that such devices would be put in place in other trains based on feedback.
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