Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Indian Railways Trains Staff for Medical Emergencies
The Indian Railways is training many of its workers to help people who get sick or hurt.
Over 1.6 million railway workers, like ticket checkers and station staff, are learning how to provide first aid.
They are also making sure that trains and stations have medical supplies, like medicine and oxygen, in case of an emergency.
The training began in 2022 and will continue until mid-2025.
The railway ministry also changed the rules about how people can get emergency seats on trains, giving them more time to request them.
1.6 million railway employees are being trained for medical emergencies.
Training began on April 1, 2022, and continues until June 30, 2025.
Medical boxes with life-saving supplies are available at stations and on trains.
Frontline staff receive first aid training and refresher courses.
Emergency quota request timings for train reservations have been updated.
- Who
- 1.6 million frontline railway employees and the Railway Ministry.
- What
- Training of railway employees to handle medical emergencies.
- When
- Training from April 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025.
- Where
- At railway stations and on trains in India.
- Why
- To improve the handling of medical emergencies and comply with court orders.
- Employees Trained
- 1,614,748
- Training Duration
- April 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025
- Medical Supplies
- Medical boxes with life-saving medicines, equipment, and oxygen
- Staff Trained
- Ticket examiners, train guards, station masters, and others
- Emergency Quota Timing Changes
- Requests must be submitted by 12:00 hours the day before travel for trains leaving between 00:00 and 14:00 hours and by 16:00 hours the day before travel for other trains