Helmet Cameras Introduced By Indian Railways In North Bengal To Prevent Accidents: Report

Indian Railways has launched a live monitoring system to avoid train accidents in North Bengal. Through this modern system, mechanical faults of moving trains will be detected. Railways introduced this modern monitoring system for both passenger and freight trains. Railway workers can quickly stop the train and take necessary measures, if any fault is detected while the train is moving. It will reduce accidents a lot. Will rail travel be safer with this modern monitoring system? Helmet cameras have been introduced by the railways for monitoring train parts. That is, by reading this helmet camera, the railway workers can monitor the movement of parts of the train, and even the camera will record everything. Railway officials can monitor it later if necessary. A helmet camera monitoring system has been introduced to oversee rolling in-and-out test trains of Bengal’s Maldah section of the Eastern Railway.

This advanced system will provide real-time monitoring. Any fault in moving train parts can be detected quickly. Trains usually slow down when passing stations. When the train passes a station at slow speed, this helmet camera will be used to take care of the parts of the train. Railway staff will wear these helmet cameras to monitor the wheels, bearings, and other parts of the train.

As per reports, this helmet will be used for under-gear testing. Maldah Division DRM Manish Kumar Gupta said that monitoring will be done with the help of helmet cameras to monitor train parts.

There are many benefits to monitoring with this camera. This system has already been launched in Malda Division. According to Malda Division sources, a total of eight helmet cameras have been given at Maldah and Jamalpur stations. Plans are underway to extend this system to other stations in Bhagalpur, Sahibganj, and Maldah Division.

Earlier, Indian Railways planned to install CCTV cameras in 44,038 coaches spanning across multiple regions, including Central, Western, and Eastern Railways, among others. Each coach will have anywhere from 4 to 8 cameras, with those positioned at the entry and exit points having facial recognition capabilities.

The system will capture and analyse the facial data of not only adults but also children to track criminal suspects and missing individuals.