Passenger Safety in Railways - Inputs on Root Causes
Dear Friends,
Please find below a summary of the key issues in the area of Passenger Safety in Indian railways.
Kindly review them and add if anything is missing otherwise identify Root Causes behind these issues. Once those are listed, we will work on identifying solutions through a separate post.
I look forward to your inputs!
Rajendra Pratap Gupta
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Passenger Safety in Railways – Issues
1. No guards in the compartments even at night time
2. The train driver has no idea of what is going on in the compartments
3. A lot of cities still have single track connectivity
4. Signalling and interlocking is done manually
5. No systems to operate the train in heavy fog
6. People without tickets or with waiting tickets can easily walk into a reserved compartment
7. Railway tracks not in their prime position
8. Eve teasing is very common on railway stations
9. Thefts and armed robberies happen in trains
10. No precautions against fire. No fire alarms installed
11. Safety of women and children is a big concern
12. Train and the platform are not at the same level which warrants danger for the passengers
13. Luggage is often lost inside trains and on platforms
14. No information display inside the train
15. Absence of an auto braking system in case of an emergency
16. Thefts take place inside train when passengers are sleeping in night
17. Accidents at unmanned railway crossings
18. AC coaches catching fire due to short circuits
19. Lack of first aid kits more
Please find below a summary of the key issues in the area of Passenger Safety in Indian railways.
Kindly review them and add if anything is missing otherwise identify Root Causes behind these issues. Once those are listed, we will work on identifying solutions through a separate post.
I look forward to your inputs!
Rajendra Pratap Gupta
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Passenger Safety in Railways – Issues
1. No guards in the compartments even at night time
2. The train driver has no idea of what is going on in the compartments
3. A lot of cities still have single track connectivity
4. Signalling and interlocking is done manually
5. No systems to operate the train in heavy fog
6. People without tickets or with waiting tickets can easily walk into a reserved compartment
7. Railway tracks not in their prime position
8. Eve teasing is very common on railway stations
9. Thefts and armed robberies happen in trains
10. No precautions against fire. No fire alarms installed
11. Safety of women and children is a big concern
12. Train and the platform are not at the same level which warrants danger for the passengers
13. Luggage is often lost inside trains and on platforms
14. No information display inside the train
15. Absence of an auto braking system in case of an emergency
16. Thefts take place inside train when passengers are sleeping in night
17. Accidents at unmanned railway crossings
18. AC coaches catching fire due to short circuits
19. Lack of first aid kits more
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The biggest safety issue with Railways is that the station premises is not secured from unauthorized intruders, unlike an airport. This allowes robbers, beggars and drugg addicts to use various station platforms and even stationery trains as their hiding places and after sunset various stations become notorious for illegal activities.....and these people attack train passengers and those waiting in railway stations as there is very little security at most of the raiway stations across the country. more
Oct 31
CCTV Camera Installation inside the Trains should be done to have the exact security scenario of the trains. This will also ensure the tracking of the thieves, terrorists, any critical incident, emergency situation. And we should publicize very hard about the CCTV installation inside the trains which will automatically create a fear among all the wrong doing peoples.. This can also be used as a tracking instrument for Railway Cleanliness and railway staff's duty. more
Oct 31
Point No 6 is very serious. Why should people without ticket enter platforms. Ticket checkers instead of checking passengers coming out of the trains, should check while they are entering the platform. This will reduce unauthorised passenger entry. more
Oct 31
The biggest worry these days is the safety in trains.....it looks like the current system of RPF is a complete failiure......since RPF is railway employees, there is little urgency or responsibility on them to protect the passengers or their valuables....most of the thefts are happening in night when trains slows down at some points or waits for crossing regulary at same spot......the robbers know of these exact points and the times or trains and are able to execute their robberies perfectly...some how we must ensure that every one who gets into a compartment has valid booking and seat allotment in that compartment only and all compartments must have automatic door locking system so people cannot get into the compartment when train slows down or stops at crossing points....each train's security must be headed by a seniour officer present in the train and he should be made responsible for saferty and security of all passengers in that train.......fixing responsibility on RPF is an essential part in improving safety of passengers.. more
Oct 31
