'No plans to provide emergency buttons in washroom of trains'

New Delhi: The railways is not considering providing emergency push buttons in the washroom of trains as an additional measure for women's safety, despite a suggestion from the Ministry of Women and Child Development to do so, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain told the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

"Suggestions had been received from the Ministry of Women and Child Development with regard to strengthening security of women passengers which, inter-alia, included provision of emergency button in trains. Since Emergency Alarm Chain System is already available in coaches, provision of emergency push button in all coaches is not being considered at this juncture," he said.

Two women, including a student of an agricultural university, were found dead in the toilets of two trains in Assam earlier this month.