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Security at Stations

March 18, 2020 11:41 PM

Security at Stations

 With a view to strengthen surveillance mechanism at sensitive railway stations, installation of an Integrated Security System (ISS) has been approved for 202 identified stations comprising of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance system, access control, personal and baggage screening system and bomb detection system. CCTV cameras have already been provided over 139 railway stations under ISS. In addition, 169 baggage scanners, 69 under vehicle scanning system (UVSS) and 129 bomb detection items have also been provided under ISS. 368 dogs have also been deployed over different zonal railways for detection of explosives and tracking purposes. Names of railway stations identified for implementation of ISS are appended as Appendix-I.

The sanctioned cost of ISS stands at Rs. 419.90 crore/-.

Names of railway stations where ISS have been commissioned during the last three years are appended as Appendix-II.

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

Security has been identified as one of the priority areas by Railways for strengthening and upgradation. Measures initiated by the Railways, through the Railway Protection Force (RPF), to strengthen security of passengers include escorting of about 2200 important Mail/Express trains daily (in addition to escorting of 2200 important Mail/Express trains by the Government Railway Police (GRP), surveillance through close circuit television (CCTV) cameras provided at about 522 railway stations and in 2136 coaches so far for enhancing security of passengers. Further, CCTV cameras at 6049 stations and 7020 coaches have been targeted to be provided by June, 2021, rendering assistance to passengers through 182 Security Helpline, prosecution of offenders (unauthorized vendors/ hawkers, touts, trespassers, nuisance, entering ladies reserved compartments, etc.) under relevant provisions of the Railways Act, etc.

To further augment security of passengers with due emphasis upon security of women passengers, Security Help Line number 182 is operational over Indian Railways for security related assistance to passengers in distress. Operationalisation of single Security App has also been envisaged to provide round the clock security related assistance to women passengers.

State Level Security Committee for Railways (SLSCR) have been constituted for all State/Union Territories (UTs) under the Chairmanship of respective Director General of Police/ Commissioner of States/ UTs for regular monitoring and review of security arrangement over Railways.

All out efforts are being made by the Railways, through the RPF, to provide security to passengers in coordination with GRPs of respective states, who are primarily responsible for registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order in railway premises as well as on running trains.

APPENDIX-I: Number of Railway Stations identified for implementation of ISS:-

S.No

Zone

Nos.

Name of Stations

State/UT

 

1

Central Railway

17

Bhusawal, Nasik Road, Manmad, Chalisgaon, Jalgaon, Akola, Murtajapur, Badnera, Nagpur, Pune, Miraj, Chatrapati Shivaji Terminal (Main line & Suburban), Dadar, Kurla, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Thane & Kalyan

Maharashtra

 

2

Eastern Railway

11

Malda, Bardhaman, Asansol, Durgapur, Sealdah, Kolkata(T), Bidhannagar, Majherhat, Ballygunge, Dum Dum, Howrah

West Bengal

 

3

Kolkata Metro

24

Dum Dum, Esplanade, Rabindra Sadan, Belgachia, Central, Chandni Chowk, Gitanjali, Grishpark, Jatindas Park, Kalighat, Kavi Nazrul, Kavi Subhash, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Maidan, Mastarda Suryasen, Netaji, Netaji Bhavan, Noapara, Parkstreet, Rabindra Sarovar, Sahid Khudiram, Shyambazar, Sovabazar Sutanuti

West Bengal

 

4

East Central Railway

7

Dhanbad

Jharkhand

 

Mughalsarai (Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya)

Uttar Pradesh

 

Patna Jn., Rajendra Nagar, Muzzafar Pur, Samastipur, Raxaul.

Bihar

 

5

East Coast Railway

4

Puri, Cuttack, Bhubaneshwar, Visakapatnam.

Odisha

 

6

Northern Railway

38

Lucknow, Varanasi, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Saharanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Ghaziabad.

Uttar Pradesh

 

Srinagar, Badgam, Anantnag, Jammutawi, Udhampur, Brijbehra, Panjgam, Awantipura, Kakapore, Pampore, Rajwansher,

Jammu & Kashmir

Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Chakkibank

Punjab

Ambala, Kalka

Haryana

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Haridwar

Uttarakhand

New Delhi, Delhi Main, H.Nizamuddin, Shahdara, Tilak Bridge, Sarai Rohilla, Delhi Cantt, Shivaji Bridge, Anand Vihar

Delhi

7

North Central Railway

5

Agra, Mathura, Jhansi, Kanpur, Prayagraj (Allahabad)

Uttar Pradesh

8

North Eastern Railway

3

Lucknow, Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh

Chhapra

Bihar

9

North Frontier Railway

16

Guwahati, Diphu,Lumding,Maibong, Kokrajhar, New Tinsukia, Simalguri, Jorhat Town, Mariani, Furkating, Dibrugarh

Assam

Dimapur

Nagaland

New Jalpaiguri,Siliguri

West Bengal

Katihar, Kishanganj

Bihar

10

North Western

Railway

4

Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur.

Rajasthan

11

Southern

Railway

14

Trivandrum, Ernakulam, Coimbatore, Calicut

Kerala

Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore, Beach, Mambalam, Tambaram, Basin Bridge, Tiruvallur

Tamil Nadu

 

Mangalore

Karnataka

 

12

South Central

Railway

3

Secunderabad, Hyderabad,

Telangana

 

Tirupati.

Andhra Pradesh

 

13

South Eastern Railway

11

Kharagpur, Puruliya, Adra, Midnapur

West Bengal

 

Ranchi, Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, Jharsuguda, Bokaro, Muri,

Jharkhand

 

Rourkela

Odisha

 

14

South East Central Railway

3

Bilaspur, Raipur

Chhattisgarh

 

Gondia.

Maharashtra

 

15

South Western Railway

3

Bangalore, Yaswantpur, Mysore

Karnataka

 

16

West Central Railway

2

Bhopal, Itarsi

Madhya Pradesh

 

17

Western Railway

37

Surat, Vadodara, Godhra, Ahmedabad

Gujarat

 

Ujjain

Madhya Pradesh

Church Gate, Marine Drive, Charni Road, Grant Road, Mumbai Central, Mahalaxmi, Lower Parel, Elphinston Road, Dadar, Matunga Road, Mahim, Bandra Local, Bandra Terminus, Khar Road, Santa Cruz, Vile Parle, Andheri, Jogeshwari, Goregaon, Malad, Kandivali, Borivali, Dahisar, Miraroad, Bhayander, Nayagaon, Basairoad, Nalasupara, Virar, Palghar, Boisar, Dahanuroad

Maharashtra

Total Stations

202

               

APPENDIX-II: Names of Railway stations where ISS have been commissioned during the last three years:-

Year

Number of stations

Name of stations

2017-18

11

Agra Cantt, Allahabad, Jhansi, Kanpur Central, Mathura Jn, Chhapra Jn., Patna Jn., Rajendra Nagar(T), Raipur, Gondia, Samastipur Jn.

2018-19

20

Akola, Badnera, Murtizapur, Jalgaon, Manmad, Nagpur, Nasik Road, Bhusawal, Pune, Chalisgaon, Dhanbad, Asansol, Durgapur, Malda Town, Mughalsarai Jn., Muzaffarpur Jn., Bareilly, Haridwar, Moradabad, Rauxaul Jn.

2019-20

19

Anand Vihar Terminal, Budgam, Delhi Cantt., Delhi Jn., Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Sealdah, Kolkata Terminal, Bidhannagar Road, Ballygang Jn., Majherhat, Howrah, Ghaziabad, H. Nizamuddin, Diphu, Kamakhya, Rangiya Jn., New Delhi, Shivaji Bridge, Srinagar

Total

50

This press release is based on information given by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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