SAFETY AIDS IN RAILWAY TELECOM
All the 16 Zonal
and 67 Divisional headquarters of Indian Railways have been equipped
with satellite phones for use in unforeseen accidents and other
emergent situations.
These would also
be used by stranded passengers to communicate from the site of
accident for any assistance or for communicating their welfare
to the relatives, friends and other near and dear ones.
In addition,
5 W walkie-talkie sets to the crew of all trains and 25 W VHF
sets at stations on important routes have been provided to enable
trains crew to communicate with each other and with the nearest
Station Master in emergencies.
These telecom
safety aids are to be extended all over the railways gradually
to strengthen its safety and to make the rail services more responsive,
caring and user-friendly.
