NCR authorities started a first of its kind airport-like boarding facility

The North Central Railway authorities have started a first of its kind airport-like boarding facility at Prayagraj railway station as part of a move to promote contactless ticket checking due to the spread of Covid-19.

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The counters are fully contactless keeping in view the safety of passengers due to the coronavirus crisis.

Tickets and passenger’s identity cards are checked using webcam.

This is part of a contactless ticket checking measure.

For communication between passenger and ticket checking staff, microphone and speakers are provided on both sides physically separated through glass partition wall of the counter.

Thermal scanning process is also being integrated to this system to make it comprehensive and single checkpoint for passenger for entry in the station.

This technology not only ensures contactless ticket checking to safeguard passengers and railway staff but also helps in identifying vacant berths in a train which are then relayed to next station for better availability of berth to passengers.