In a welcome move, Central Railway (CR) recently announced a series of robust measures to enhance the security of women commuters. Some initiatives are the deployment of female Railway Protection Force personnel to various platforms to attend to ladies’ coaches of arriving trains. No unauthorised individuals, including male passengers, enter ladies’ coaches.

An Emergency Talk Back (ETB) system is being installed in 645 ladies’ coaches of Mumbai local trains. This ensures immediate communication during emergencies. Tech also involves surveillance with 3,817 CCTV cameras installed at vulnerable locations across 80 railway stations in the Mumbai division.