Indian Railways CCTV Camera Installation: To improve safety and security, Indian Railways has decided to install CCTV cameras in coaches and locomotives. The move also aims to reduce miscreant activity, vandalism, thefts, act as deterrent against crime and aid in investigation.
Indian Railways CCTV Cameras Passenger Safety
So far, the national transporter has installed CCTV cameras in 11,535 coaches, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on August 6, 2025. He was responding to questions from MPs Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao and Manish Jaiswal, who had sought zone-wise details of coaches equipped with CCTV cameras. The MPs had also asked about plans to install CCTV cameras in all railway coaches to further enhance passenger safety.
CCTV Cameras in Indian Railways Coaches
The highest number of CCTV-equipped coaches are in the Western Railway zone (1,679), followed by Central Railway (1,320), Southern Railway (1,149), Eastern Railway (1,131), and Northern Railway (1,125).
(Source: As per written statement submitted by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha on August 6, 2025)
Indian Railways CCTV Cameras
The Railway Minister also informed the house that CCTV cameras will be installed in around 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locomotives. He added that each coach will be provided with four CCTV cameras – two in each entrance way.
“Each locomotive will have six CCTV cameras, one camera each at the front, rear and on both sides of the locomotive and one in each cab along with two desk mounted microphones. CCTV cameras will be STQC (Standardization Testing and Quality Certification Directorate, attached office of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) certified and as per the latest RDSO specification. These cameras will provide high quality footage even for trains running at speeds of 100 kmph or more,” Vaishnaw said.
The Union Minister further said that the installation of CCTV cameras will not compromise the privacy of the passengers as the CCTV cameras in coaches will be installed in the common movement area near the doors.
