Security Upgradation at Sensitive Railway Stations
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Lok Sabha The Railways have taken following steps to upgrade the security at sensitive stations:- 1. Unauthorized entry / exit points are being reviewed for closure. 2. Close Circuit Television and Cameras have been installed at important railway stations and trained staffs are put to monitor suspicious movements or persons on the platforms and other station areas. 3. At main entry points to the platforms, Door Frame Metal Detectors have been installed. 4. Public address system is being used at all important railway stations cautioning the passengers about precautions to be taken. 5. Strength of Dog Squad is being augmented. 6. Constant drives are being conducted against unauthorized passengers/ undesirable elements in trains and railway premises. 7. Railway Protection Force personnel have been briefed thoroughly for keeping effective vigil on the suspects boarding and alighting the trains at the stations.          In addition to these measures modern security gadgets are being procured.  Efforts are also being made to fill-up the vacancies in RPF and further augment the strength. All passengers holding valid tickets for journey and platform ticket holders are allowed to enter the platforms.  Regular checks are conducted in association with police to check the entry of unauthorized persons on platforms.  State-wise list of 185 railway stations identified as security sensitive is as under: - State Details of 185 Railway stations including 17 metro railway station identified as security sensitive Maharashtra Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai Central, Chatripati Shaviji Terminus, Kalyan, Mulund, Byculla, Kurla Terminus, Matunga, Dadar, Nasik Road, Manmad, Akola, Church Gate, Mahalaxmi, Virar, Mahim, Khare, Borivali, Bandra Terminus, Andheri, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Chalisgaon, Badnera, Murlijapur, Miraj.  West Bengal Sealdah, Howrah, Asansol, All 17 Metro Stations, New Jalpaiguri, Kharagpur, Dum-Dum, Bardhaman, Durgapur, Malda Town, Hasnabad, Basirhat, Barasat, Chandpara, Thakunagar, Gobardanga, Machhalandpur, New Barrackpora, Canning, Sonarpur, Garia, Jadavpur, Majherhat, Srirampur, Midnapur, Purulia. Bihar Patna, Gaya, Barkakana, Daltonganj, Rajendra Nagar, Samistipur, Darbanga, Muzaffarpur, Danapur, Narkatiyaganj, Raxoul, Kishanganj. Orrisa Bhubneshwar, Rourkela, Puri, Cuttack, Chakradharpur, Jarsuguda, Adra Punjab Ludhiana, Amritsar, Pathankot, Jalandhar, Phagwara, Patiala, Bhathinda. Jammu & Kashmir Jammu Tawi, Udhampur, Gagwal, Samba. Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Main, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Delhi Shahdra. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, Varanasi, Hardiwar, Allahabad, Agra Cantt, Mughal Sarai, Ayodhya, Faizabad, Kanpur Central, Aligarh, Mathura, Lucknnow Junction,  Jhansi, Bareilly, Saharanpur, Khurja, Agra Fort. Assam Guwahati,Lamding, Dibrugarh, New Tinsukia, Dimapur, Kokrajhar, Siligur, Mariani, Simalguri, Jorhat Town, Furkating, Patharkhola, Langcholiet, Nailalong, Dhansiri, Daldali, Diphu, Dautohaja, Migrendisha, Dijaobra, Hatikhali, Maibong, Kumarghat, Manu, Jatinga, Dangtala, Chaigaon, Rawtabagan, Fakiragram, Salbari. Andhra Pradesh Vishakapatnam, Secundrabad, Hyderabad, Tirupatti, Warangal, Kazipet Jharkhand Tata Nagar, Ranchi, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Muri. Karnataka Bangalore City, Mysore, Yashwantpur, Dharmavarm. Gujrat Vadodara, Surat, Ujjain, Ahmedabad, Dwarka, Godhra, Sabarmati. Haryana Ambala Cantt, Chandigarh, Kalka.             Tamilnadu Chennai Central, Coimbatore, Madras Egmore, Madurai, Trivendrum, Arakkonam, Rameshwaram, Kannyakumari. Madhya Pradesh Gwalior.   This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri R.Velu in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. AKS/HK/CK/TR