Railways to provide High Security to ladies

New Delhi, May 05: The Railway Department has been informed about the safety of women passengers. Coaches reserved for women will now be placed in the center of trains instead of its rear end and will be painted in a different color to make it easily identifiable, sources in the Railway Ministry said.

The Railways is looking to make this facility available to passengers in suburban trains as well as long-distance trains.

"We realized that in the present situation where the ladies coach comes right at the end, there are times when the coach is completely in the dark and women passengers are afraid to board it. It was a security issue," said a source.

In addition, The supply stated the railways can also be planning to put in wire meshes on the home windows of the coaches for extra safety and to stop males from getting into the women coaches via home windows, which occurs recurrently.

The Railways Board has constituted a committee to ensure women safety in trains. According to the relevant officials, women are not interested in the safety of women in the end of the train.