Northern Railway leads CCTV coverage with 425 stations

CCTV surveillance systems have been provided at 3,215 railway stations and 13,409 passenger coaches so far, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.

“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., from 2023 to 2025, and up to June 2026, 9,840 security-related incidents have been detected,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

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He also informed that Northern Railway leads with CCTV coverage at 425 stations, followed by Western Railway (391) and Eastern Railway (271).

Vaishnaw said Western Railway tops in CCTV-equipped passenger coaches with 1,735 coaches, followed by Northern Railway (1,483) and Southern Railway (1,481).

He said the 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,” Vaishnaw said.