Biometric Token Machine installed at Secunderabad Railway Station

Mumbai, September 20: South Central Railway (SCR) recently installed the Biometric Token Machine / BTM at Secunderabad Railway station.

A senior officer said, “The BTM is aiming to ease process of boarding passengers into unreserved coaches by avoiding long queues and avoiding fights among passengers. The machine first records the data of each passenger like their name, train number, PNR number and destination station.

Following this, the passenger's biometric information such as fingerprint and photograph are captured. Once this information is acquired, the machine auto generates a token with a serial number and the passengers should board the coaches according to their assigned number. In addition, the data stored by the BTM will be useful in detecting crimes committed on trains and will act as a deterrence for miscreants.”

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He further added this system will give a big relief for passengers travelling in general class as they need not wait in queue. Once the passenger receives the token they can reach the coach 15 minutes prior to departure and board the train without any hassle. The token machine system will also help to minimize the manpower requirement of railway protection force to maintain the queue during boarding time.

Gajanan Mallya, who is the General Manager at SCR appreciated the initiative and efforts taken by the security department of SCR at the Secunderabad Division officials in implementation of BTM.

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He was also of opinion that the system creates an easy access to unreserved passengers for boarding into general class coaches, and also helps avoid congestion of platforms.