Call for safety audit of stations under Southern Railway

Sirajudheen Ellathodi, a subordinate of the Southern Railway Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee (ZRUCC) and caput of the Calicut Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), has called for a information audit of each stations nether Southern Railway successful the aftermath of a occurrence that destroyed astir 500 motorcycles parked astatine Thrissur Railway Station connected Sunday (January 4, 2026) morning.

In a memorandum submitted to the Southern Railway General Manager, Mr. Ellathodi demanded that an enquiry beryllium conducted nether the General Manager’s nonstop supervision. He said a broad information audit of each railway stations should beryllium carried out, with peculiar absorption connected parking areas, waiting halls, platforms and different nationalist inferior spaces.

Mr. Ellathodi said occurrence information and information measures, including occurrence detection systems, firefighting equipment, surveillance and exigency effect protocols, should beryllium strengthened.

Stressing the request to compensate owners of the damaged motorcycles, the ZRUCC subordinate said Southern Railway indispensable spot greater accent connected enhancing information and information crossed each railway stations. “Immediate involution is required to reconstruct nationalist assurance successful railway infrastructure,” helium added.