Making common man’s journey hassle-free, Indian Railways introduces biometric token system

To make a common man’s journey hassle-free, Indian Railways has introduced biometric token machine for queue management in general coaches. Officials said this would aid in curbing overcrowding and queue jumping.

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According to Railways, passengers with general class ticket face difficulties in boarding coaches as everyone rushes to grab a seat. They added that multiple instances of seat cornering in general coaches were reported. The passengers have to give their biometric impression and take a numbered token before boarding the train. The passengers will be allowed to enter the coach according to the token number.

जनरल डिब्बों में यात्रा करने वालों के लिए रेलवे का बड़ा तोहफा: धक्का मुक्की और भीड़भाड़ से सामान्य आदमी को राहत दिलाने के लिए रेलवे ने बॉयो मेंट्रिक टोकन सिस्टम शुरू किया है।

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“This system will provide relief to the general class passengers as they will be able to board the train without any hassle. It will also act as a deterrent for criminals since fingerprints are recorded,” a railway official said.

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At present, the machines are used for Amaravati Express, Jaipur Superfast Express, Karnavati Express, Gujarat Mail and Golden Temple Mail at Mumbai Central station.

An advanced version of this machine will soon be used to capture photographs of the passengers. This will remove the burden of RPF from video graphing passengers boarding general coaches, officials said.

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