In a passenger-friendly move, Indian Railways introduces a biometric system for passengers of general coaches.
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The pilot project has been launched at Western Railway division’s Mumbai Central railway station and Bandra Terminus.
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This step was taken after getting complaints from passengers about cornering of seats by antisocial elements.
The biometric machine is being used for the general class coaches of the following trains:
>Amravati Express (Mumbai Central station)
>Jaipur Superfast Express (Mumbai Central station)
>Karnavati Express (Mumbai Central station)
>Gujarat Mail (Mumbai Central station)
>Golden Temple Mail (Mumbai Central station)
>Paschim Express (Bandra Terminus)
>Amaravati Express (Bandra Terminus)
>Avadh Express (Bandra Terminus)
>Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express (Bandra Terminus)
Now, passengers of general coaches will have to get their fingerprints scanned at the biometric machine, after which a token will be generated. The total number of tokens will be in line with the number of seats in a particular general class coach.
This will guarantee the availability of seats and also help prevent stampede-like situations.
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