In a bid to make the train boarding process contactless, Indian Railways may soon automate passenger health and ticket check.
The Railways has introduced a new automated ticket checking and access control machine that checks the body temperature of the passenger and whether they are wearing a mask before checking their ticket and ID. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted a video that demonstrates the process of the new automated ticket checking.
The new machine has been introduced at the Nagpur Central Railway Division. This new process aims at providing a seamless train boarding process while maintaining minimum contact between the passenger and railway officials.
Railways introduces ‘Automated Ticketchecking & Managing Access’, an innovative ticket checking system in the times of COVID-19.While maintaining minimum contact, the system checks: