The installation of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) in all local trains is still a long way off. A month ago, Western Railway installed CCTV cameras in the ladies coach of a train on trial basis. The cameras were fitted inside one of the ladies’ compartments and inside the guard and motorman’s cabins. The authorities are unhappy with the images captured by the cameras, which cost Rs 31 lakh for one rake.

Officials from Western Railway plans to install 22 cameras in each local train, but the CCTV cameras that were installed on a trial basis did not give good results. Representation pic