Mumbai Local Train Safety Crisis: 90% General Coaches Lack CCTV Cameras, 93% Without Emergency Talk-Back

% of general coaches on Western and Central Railway lack CCTV cameras, with only 225 of 2,193 coaches equipped.

% of general coaches lack emergency talk-back systems, limiting passengers' ability to alert guards.

Western Railway has CCTV in 131 of 1,013 general coaches; Central Railway has cameras in 94 of 1,180 general coaches.

Recent incidents include a pepper spray attack in a ladies' coach and multiple assaults on July 16, 2024.

Central Railway has installed CCTV and talk-back systems in all 794 women's coaches; Western Railway has CCTV in 161 of 468 women's coaches.