Delhi Metro Safety Travel Campaign From Feb. 21–26

With a few freak accidents reported on the Delhi Metro recently, hundreds of volunteers will now be deployed at various stations to give tips on how to travel safely. The six-day long campaign will start from Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012.

According to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), about 160 volunteers from Northern Railway Bharat Scouts and Guides will be deployed at major inter-change stations like Rajiv Chowk, Kashmere Gate, Central Secretariat and Chandi Chowk till Sunday, Feb. 26 to educate lakhs of commuters on how to travel safely in Metro.

"The campaign will educate commuters about safe travel on Metro. Volunteers will be deployed near the train's doors to guide the passengers on safe entry and exit," a DMRC spokesman said.

Apart from boarding and deboarding, volunteers will also ask passengers to queue up while boarding and using escalators, the Metro official added.

The volunteers will also distribute pamphlets, which will have a list of Do's and Don'ts in trains and station areas.

Delhi Metro makes over 2,400 trips a day, covering about 70,000 km and carrying around 1.8 million passengers on working days.