Mumbai: CR appeals passengers not to misuse Alarm Chain Pulling Central Railway is taking continuous efforts to curb misuse of ACP system and sensitizing passengers not to pull alarm chain un-necessarily.
A total of 122 cases of Alarm Chain Pulling have been reported on Mumbai division for the period 4.7.2022 to 17.7.2022. Out of these , 102 cases have been registered and 71 offenders have been prosecuted under section 141 of the Indian Railway Act for pulling of alarm chain without sufficient or valid reason and an amount of Rs.42,600/- have been realized as penalty.
Railways have provided an Alarm Chain Pulling (ACP) option in Suburban and Mail / Express trains for use during emergency purpose only. Of late it is seen that passengers are resorting to ACP for frivolous reasons like arriving late, alighting/boarding at intermediate stations etc. Central Railway is keeping a close tab on such unreasonable ACP cases. In most of the cases the offender is immediately nabbed due to the alertness of RPF, Ticket Checking Personnel and complaints / co-operation of other railway staff and passengers, but sometimes cases are registered against unknown persons also.
CR appeals to passengers:
Not to resort to ACP for unnecessary / frivolous reasons thereby inconveniencing others. Resorting to ACP in unnecessary circumstances is a punishable offence under section 141 of the Railways Act.
Please reach the terminus / station at least 30 minutes before the departure of your train.
Alarm chain when pulled without sufficient reason or emergency, not only affects the running of that particular train but also has a cascading effect on the trains that run behind it. In a suburban system like Mumbai Division, this results in late running of Mail / Express and suburban trains. Further the misuse of ACP for the convenience of one or few passengers ends up causing inconvenience to other passengers.
