| The southern Railways are taking all safety measures | | | | 7. The cabs are frequently checked by the RPF |
| to provide comfort and safe journey to the travellers. | | | | Security staff in order to maintain the decorum. |
| 1. At Moore Market Complex some platforms in 12, 13 | | | | 8. The cab drivers are provided with the ID Cards so |
| and 14 have been provided with surveillance cameras | | | | that there is no illegal manning of cabs. |
| which are going to record the photographs of drivers | | | | 10. According to the security rules the keys of the cab |
| when they will start the train and it will also keep a | | | | is given to the Motormen to make sure his |
| check on illicit mobility of the people if there is any. | | | | accountability. |
| 2. Surveillance cameras are fitted on 17 platforms of | | | | 11. The EMU cabs are of the trains are locked when |
| Chennai Central Railway Station. | | | | it is not in use, for security reasons. |
| 3. The platform No. 14 is fenced by a boundary wall | | | | 12. To avoid unlawful starting of EMUs by unofficial |
| which is around for 200 metres to provide security. | | | | drivers there is also a system of Guard’s key. Here |
| This is done to keep a check on unauthorised people | | | | the motormen cannot be began the train without |
| who might create disturbance in the complex. | | | | Guard’s bell. |
| 4. There is also an incorporated security scheme | | | | 13. Railway staff has to be mentally alert to provide |
| which provides the facility of (a) access security (b) | | | | complete security to the people. |
| perimeter security (c) surveillance cameras and (d) | | | | 14. There is always communication between the |
| sniffer dogs. With the help of these services security is | | | | Traction Power Controller and Section Controller to |
| provided in all the chief stations. | | | | facilitate Traction Power Supply which is to be |
| 5. 7 most important stations at Southern Railway | | | | switched off at the time of emergency. |
| (Trivandrum Central, Mangalore, Calicut, Tiruchi, | | | | 15. It is the responsibility of the control staff to check |
| Ernakulam, Coimbatore and Madurai) are sanctioned | | | | the arrangements before assuming charge. Railway |
| with a huge amount of Rs.51 crores for security | | | | Board have been approached for sanctioning a pilot |
| reasons. | | | | project for Chennai Division for installing the Biometric |
| 6. The suburban railway stations like Chennai Egmore, | | | | System of authorising Electric Multiple Units movement |
| Chennai Beach, Moore Market Complex Tambaram, | | | | after verification of finger prints of Motormen to be |
| Basin Bridge, Mambalam and Trivellore are also | | | | recorded in the system. |
| sanctioned with railway budget of about 15 crores. | | | | |