Understanding the Panic Switch Set to be Installed in Stations: Indian Railways is doing everything it can to improve the services for rail commuters. From fixing up train stops to introducing the fastest trains, the company is doing everything it can. The railroads are working hard to make sure that passengers are safe in addition to having world-class services and the fastest trains. To go along with this, the national carrier has made a plan to put panic buttons in a number of stops.
Ram Karan Yadav, the general manager of Central Railway, says that the company is getting ready to put panic buttons in a number of stops across its network. The panic buttons, which are meant to help people in times of trouble, will be installed in 117 different stops.
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What is a panic button?
One type of safety gadget that is often used in an emergency is a panic button or switch. With this kind of switch, people can get help in an emergency. At train stops, there will be a panic button that travelers can press to let the Railway Protection Force (RPF) know about a situation that has never happened before. People who are having problems can use the switches at stops to call the RPF for help.
How are the switches going to work?
When the switches are hit, a warning will be sent to the RPF control room so that they can help the people who need it right away. The poor will be found by looking at the CCTV. Based on what the boss said, the switches should be installed within a year.
A deal (MOU) has been made between the Central Railway and RailTel for the switches to be put in place.
CCTV in local trains
The Central Railway plans to add a danger button to railway stops and put CCTV cameras and an emergency talkback system in all of Mumbai’s ladies’ coaches on local trains run by the Central Railway. The general manager said that the safety gear would be put in place by March 2024. There are 771 female teachers right now, and 421 of them already have CCTV and 512 have an emergency talkback system.
From its network in Mumbai, the Central Railway runs about 1,850 local routes and 145 DEMU-MEMU trains. The railway is also in charge of 371 mail-express trains, five of which are Vande Bharat Express trains.
