Summary:
The campaign was launched by RPF after a steep increase in the number of accident deaths on railway tracks was recorded. As per figures, 277 deaths on railway tracks were reported from January to September 2018. In the first phase of the campaign, the RPF officers conducted awareness drives and made announcements at railway stations on safety rules. “We started the campaign to reduce deaths on railway tracks. The RPF has also proposed projects such as the construction of compound wall or fencing in railway stations, including Thiruvananthapuram Central, to prevent accidental deaths on railway tracks..