To stop people from crossing the railway tracks, the railway administration has started installing sharp, barbed metal wires - called concertina wires - to seal illegal entry and exit points.
According to reports in Hindustan Times, the Railways have already started identifying vulnerable spots on the local suburban network and installing these spiked fences. Central Railway (CR) officials said they have fitted them along the tracks on the Thane-Airoli, Currey Road-Chinchpokli and Parel-Dadar stretches. “We are fixing wires at stretches commonly used to cross tracks,” said SK Jain, divisional railway manager, CR.
Initially, there were iron barricades which were set up by the railways but they feel barbed wire would be more successful in dissuading people from crossing tracks. Every year, over 3,000 people die while crossing the railway tracks and the authorities are doing everything in their power to stop this from happening. But people need to be a little sensible and value their own life as well. There’s a reason why rules are made and following them will help you be safe.