The Indian Railways is taking various precautionary measures for the safety of passengers amid the coronavirus outbreak. Passengers are all praises for these innovative steps being taken by the national transporter.
Here are some of the new safety measures by Indian Railways:
Automated thermal scanners
To make the process of screening seamless, the bullet thermal image screening cameras have been installed at various railway stations such as Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Asansol.
Book TrainsWhen a passenger enters the camera’s focus range, it begins to screen the body temperature of the passenger. The temperature is shown on the LED screen as a text message followed by an alert audio alarm.
Today, on 4.6.2020, Human Body Temperature Screening System through thermal camera has been installed and commissioned at Main Entrance of Asansol Station. It will be helpful in quick scanning of passenger’s temperature without stopping them & also detecting person with no mask. pic.twitter.com/zBnOJDr6mZ
— DRM Asansol (@DRM_ASN) June 4, 2020
Automated Face Mask and Hand Sanitiser dispenser
Indian Railways has installed an automated face mask and hand sanitiser dispenser at the Patna station. In case a passenger forgets to carry their own safety wear, they can always use this machine.
Automated Face Mask and Hand Sanitiser dispenser machine comissioned at Patna Station of Bihar to facilitate those passengers who forgot to carry their mask/sanitizer while coming to Railway Station. pic.twitter.com/wF9MdkRyAh
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) June 8, 2020
Vehicle-mounted sprayer being used for sanitisation
As a part of the disinfecting process, parking areas, waiting halls, platforms, lifts and escalators are being regularly sanitised. Some stations are even using a vehicle-mounted sprayer for the same purpose.
Vehicle mounted sprayer is being used to disinfect and sanitize Faizabad station. @GM_NRly @RailMinIndia @LalluSinghBJP @PiyushGoyalOffc @RailwayNorthern pic.twitter.com/oZtBZEZ1Za
— DRM/LKO/NR (@drmlko25) June 4, 2020
Automated ticket checking and entry management system
To prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection, ATMA (Automated ticket checking and managing access) system has been installed by Central Railways Nagpur Division. It is a contactless machine.
मध्य रेल, नागपुर मंडल पर “ATMA – आत्मा” प्रणाली स्थापित:
स्वचालित टिकट चेकिंग और प्रवेश प्रबंधन प्रणाली के लिए मंडल ने एक अभिनव प्रयोग किया है।
कोरोना संक्रमण को रोकने और गैर किराया राजस्व बढ़ाने की अनोखी पहल के साथ ये प्रणाली स्थापित की गई है।#IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/xpTfRSOIBm
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) June 9, 2020
Indian Railways is taking all the necessary steps to ensure the safety of its passengers. As travellers, we must do our bit by following all the precautions.
