Western Railway

Mumbai, India

Western Railway is a zone of Indian Railways primarily serving the western region of India, providing comprehensive rail services including passenger and freight transport. It operates a vast network of trains, catering to a diverse range of passenger needs across its extensive route system.

CCI Score

-47.38

June 16

Latest Event

Mysuru Railway Stations Implement AI-Powered Surveillance System

South Western Railway (SWR) has initiated a security upgrade at Mysuru railway stations by installing an AI-powered surveillance system and establishing an Integrated Command and Control Centre. The system, which includes 2,800 high-resolution cameras and real-time monitoring capabilities, is aimed at enhancing passenger safety and streamlining emergency responses across key stations.

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Western Railway is currently rated as a Quisling.

-44 to -59 CCI Score

These companies are fully aligned with authoritarian regimes. They not only support but also enforce oppressive policies, playing a significant role in the regime’s operational apparatus and contributing directly to its consolidation of power.

Latest Events

MAR

13

2025

Mysuru Railway Stations Implement AI-Powered Surveillance System
-38.97

South Western Railway (SWR) has initiated a security upgrade at Mysuru railway stations by installing an AI-powered surveillance system and establishing an Integrated Command and Control Centre. The system, which includes 2,800 high-resolution cameras and real-time monitoring capabilities, is aimed at enhancing passenger safety and streamlining emergency responses across key stations.
-40

Provision of Repressive Technologies

June 16

The introduction of an extensive AI-powered surveillance system raises concerns from an anti-fascist perspective, as such technologies, while intended to improve safety, could be repurposed for intrusive, centralized monitoring and potential authoritarian oversight. The deployment of 2,800 high-resolution cameras and real-time AI analytics heightens the risk of privacy infringements and sets a precedent for state surveillance apparatus.

Mysuru Railway stations get AI-powered surveillance
MAR

12

2024

Western Railway's FRT Surveillance Deployment
-74.90

Western Railway, part of Indian Railways, is set to deploy facial recognition-enabled CCTV cameras across its train coaches as part of a tender initiated by the Centre for Railway Information Systems. The deployment aims to curb crime but risks mass surveillance, privacy violations, and potential misuse of sensitive biometric data.
-85

Provision of Repressive Technologies

June 16

The use of extensive FRT-enabled CCTV cameras across train coaches by Western Railway facilitates invasive surveillance, undermines personal privacy and civil liberties, and reinforces authoritarian practices through repressive technologies.

We will not be tracked! Indian Railways’ plans to introduce FRT surveillance in train coaches is a big departure from the right to privacy
FEB

27

2024

Western Railway’s Facial Recognition Surveillance Rollout
-56.66

Western Railway is set to install face-detecting CCTV cameras across its coaches as part of a broader move to incorporate facial recognition technology, raising significant concerns over mass surveillance, privacy violations, and potential authoritarian misuse, especially regarding the collection of children's data.
-70

Provision of Repressive Technologies

June 16

The deployment of facial recognition technology in railway coaches poses a serious risk of state-sponsored mass surveillance and repressive monitoring. The collection of facial data, including that of children, without robust safeguards can lead to privacy breaches and potentially facilitate an authoritarian social credit system.

Mass Surveillance? Railway coaches to get face-detection ...
-60

Public and Political Behavior

June 16

The initiative reflects a broader trend of using surveillance technologies as a tool of public control. By implementing systems that can be used for intrusive monitoring and potentially suppress dissent, the move contributes to an environment supportive of authoritarian governance.

Mass Surveillance? Railway coaches to get face-detection ...
JAN

03

2018

Western Railway Contract Labour Conditions
-18.98

A report from The Economic Times dated January 3, 2018, reveals that Western Railway employs 7,328 contract labourers as part of a larger pool of over 90,000 contractual workers across Indian Railways. The reliance on contract labour raises concerns about precarious employment conditions and potential challenges in upholding labor rights.
-40

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

June 16

The significant use of contract labour by Western Railway points to potential vulnerabilities in labor rights and worker protection. Despite provisions that mandate adherence to labor laws, reliance on temporary contracts often leaves workers exposed to exploitation and instability, conditions that are of concern from an anti-fascist and workers' rights perspective.

Over 90000 contract labourers working in railways