Railways to install CCTV cameras in all 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locomotives
On 12 July 2025, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw approved installation of CCTV cameras in all 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locomotives after successful trials in Northern Railway.
Summary
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu reviewed CCTV installation at a meeting with Railway Board officials on 12 July 2025, and the Minister gave the go-ahead to install CCTV cameras in all 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locomotives, following successful trials on Northern Railway locomotives and coaches. Each coach will have 4 dome-type cameras, two at each entrance, and each locomotive will have 6 cameras. To protect passenger privacy, the cameras will be placed in the common movement area near the doors. The cameras will be STQC certified, and the Minister asked for high-quality footage even at speeds above 100 kmph and in low light.
Key facts
- Scope
- All 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locomotives
- Per coach
- 4 dome cameras (2 at each entrance)
- Per locomotive
- 6 cameras: front, rear, both sides, plus one dome camera in each cab
- Privacy
- Cameras only in common movement area near doors
- Trials
- Northern Railway
- Standard
- STQC certified; footage at 100+ kmph and low light
- Review
- 12 July 2025, Vaishnaw and Bittu
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In how many railway coaches did the Railway Minister approve installation of CCTV cameras on 12 July 2025?
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Correct answer: A — All 74,000 coaches
Ministry of Railways: the Minister gave the go-ahead to install CCTV cameras in all 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locos.
Consider the following statements about the Railways' CCTV plan (July 2025): 1. Cameras will be installed inside berths and seating bays for full coverage. 2. Each locomotive will have 6 CCTV cameras. 3. Successful trials were done in locomotives and coaches of the Northern Railway. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 2 and 3 only
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 1 is wrong: to preserve privacy, cameras will be installed in the common movement area near the doors.
How many dome-type CCTV cameras will each railway coach have under the plan approved in July 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 4
Ministry of Railways: each railway coach will be covered with 4 dome-type CCTV cameras, 2 in each entrance way.