Indian Railways has installed around 700 additional AI-enabled cameras and opened an AI-enabled War Room at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, to manage the Diwali and Chhath Puja rush. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed the setup on 7 November 2026, according to News On AIR . The announcements describe crowd monitoring and surveillance, not facial recognition or any other biometric identification. The Indian Railways AI cameras are a crowd-safety tool, and people still make the operational decisions.

Last verified: 9 November 2026.

TL;DR

Around 700 additional AI-enabled cameras have been installed to strengthen surveillance, security and crowd management at stations.

The War Room at Rail Bhawan supports live monitoring from 38 stations, with feeds from platforms, foot-over bridges and station surroundings ( The New Indian Express ).

New Delhi station alone saw around 8 lakh (800,000) daily footfalls at the Chhath and Diwali peak, per the minister.

Over 18,000 special trains are running this festive…