(a) whether the Railways are planning to set up an integrated security system
for raising security at sensitive and vulnerable railway stations;
(b) if so, the number of stations that have been identified for this purpose, Zone-wise;
(c) whether the Railway Protection Force personnels are being sent abroad for special security
training in the Railways; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) Yes Madam.
(b) 202 stations have been identified for this purpose. Zone-wise number is as under-
Central Railway-18, Eastern Railway -11, Kolkata Metro- 23, East Central Railway - 07, East Coast Railway-04,
Northern Railway- 38, North Central Railway-05, North Eastern Railway–03, Northeast Frontier Railway-16,
North Western Railway- 04, Southern Railway-14, South Central Railway-03, South Eastern Railway-11, South
East Central Railway- 03, South Western Railway- 03, Western Railway – 37, West Central Railway-02.
(c) & (d) Railway Protection Force personnel are sent abroad through the Ministry of Home Affairs and the
Bureau of Police Research and Development for various kinds of training related to security. The expertise
so gained is utilized for railway security and for further training of Railway Protection Force/Railway
Protection Special Force personnel. Recently, six Railway Protection Force officers have been sent to the
United States of America through the Ministry of Home Affairs for attending a workshop on railway security
from 23.01.2010 to 05.02.2010.