NEW DELHI, July 14 -- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has ordered the installation of CCTV cameras in all 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locomotives of the Railways to enhance passenger safety.
According to a statement issued by the Railway Ministry on Sunday, the decision was taken after Vaishnaw and Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday reviewed the benefits of CCTV cameras installed in the Northern Railways on a trial basis.
To maintain the privacy of passengers, the cameras will be installed in the common movement area near the doors, it said.
"The Union Minister for Railways gave the go-ahead to install CCTV cameras in all 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locos. Each railway coach will be covered with four dome-...