Ministry of Railways
CCTV Surveillance Systems Provided at 3,215 Railway Stations and 13,409 Passenger Coaches to Strengthen Passenger Safety and Security
Northern Railway Leads with CCTV Coverage at 425 Stations, followed by Western Railway (391) and Eastern Railway (271)
Western Railway Tops in CCTV-equipped Passenger Coaches with 1,735 Coaches, followed by Northern Railway (1,483) and Southern Railway (1,481)
All Operational Vande Bharat and Amrit Bharat Train Rakes Equipped with CCTV Cameras
Posted On:
24 JUL 2026 4:17PM by PIB Delhi
Installation of CCTV surveillance systems at railway stations, passenger coaches and other railway premises has been planned across the Indian Railways network with the objective of strengthening passenger safety and enhancing security surveillance. The installation of CCTV surveillance systems is being undertaken in a phased manner. All operational Vande Bharat and Amrit Bharat train rakes have already been equipped with CCTV cameras.
So far, CCTV surveillance systems have been provided at 3,215 railway stations and 13,409 passenger coaches. The zone-wise details are as follows:
|
S.No
|
Railway Zone
|
Number of stations provided with CCTV system
|
Number of coaches fitted with cameras
|
|
1.
|
Central Railway
|
240
|
1384
|
|
2.
|
Eastern Railway
|
271
|
1288
|
|
3.
|
East Central Railway
|
237
|
617
|
|
4.
|
East Coast Railway
|
80
|
601
|
|
5.
|
Northern Railway
|
425
|
1483
|
|
6.
|
North Central Railway
|
141
|
339
|
|
7.
|
North Eastern Railway
|
93
|
758
|
|
8.
|
Northeast Frontier Railway
|
94
|
410
|
|
9.
|
North Western Railway
|
35
|
261
|
|
10.
|
Southern Railway
|
140
|
1481
|
|
11.
|
South Central Railway
|
30
|
947
|
|
12.
|
South Coast Railway
|
202
|
415
|
|
13.
|
South Eastern Railway
|
197
|
665
|
|
14.
|
South East Central Railway
|
145
|
303
|
|
15.
|
South Western Railway
|
195
|
452
|
|
16.
|
Western Railway
|
391
|
1735
|
|
17.
|
West Central Railway
|
170
|
270
|
|
18.
|
Metro Railway, Kolkata
|
57
|
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|
|
19.
|
Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
|
72
|
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|
|
|
Total
|
3215
|
13409
|
Installation of CCTV surveillance systems is a continuous and ongoing process. The installed CCTV cameras at stations are equipped with AI-based video analytics features, such as intrusion detection, loitering detection and fallen person detection. During the last three years i.e. 2023 to 2025 and up to June, 2026, 9840 security-related incidents have been detected.
This information was provided by the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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