To enhance surveillance 400 CCTV cameras installed at 10 railway stations in Delhi, NCR

Northern Railways, Delhi Division on 9 October 2012 finished installation of about 400 CCTVs at 10 different stations of Delhi to enhance security and surveillance. Sum of more than 20 crore Rupees was spent on the project.

The stations where these cameras have been installed include New Delhi, Old Delhi, Shahadra, Sarai Rohilla, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Anand Vihar, Ghaziabad, Delhi Cantt, Tilak Bridge and Shivaji Bridge.  

As part of the Integrated Security System and to enhance quality of security checks, nine baggage scanners and 152 CCTV cameras were installed at the New Delhi Railway Station. This made the New Delhi Railway station, first and the only station in India to have more than 100 security cameras installed and operational.  

Control rooms with monitoring officers have also been set-up at the stations and the Railway management will also keep a check on these officers. Installation of 12 escalators at different stations is in process to manage the crowd on the stations.  

Indian Railways has decided to implement, the Integrated Security System (ISS) at 202 different stations across the country for fine and reliable access controls, baggage and personal screening and security surveillance.