NEW DELHI: The Railways has earmarked an entire berth for security personnel to enable the passengers to contact them in case of any untoward incident during the course of the journey.
The transport behemoth has made available one side lower berth (No 63) in coach S1 in sleeper class trains for the security staff, an official said.
“If the train is being escorted by Government Railway Police (GRP), a berth will be earmarked for the force, and in case the train is escorted by Railway Protection Force (RPF), one berth in sleeper class will be earmarked for RPF,” a Railway circular issued to all zones said.
If there are no RPF/GRP personnel escorting the train, no accommodation will be earmarked for them.
In case of any untoward incident or security-related issues during journey, passengers will now be able to contact the security staff at the earmarked accommodation, an official said.
The security personnel had no defined seats alloted to them before, officials said. (AGENCIES)
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