Improvisation of Security Arrangements for the Indian Railways: Novel Idea Employing Integration of UID and Smart Cards

The paper brings forth a novel idea for intensification of the security system in the world’s largest railway networks, Indian Railways. The design of smart cards has been proposed in the present paper which would play the role of Unique ID as well as passengers would be able to book their tickets via the card and even would be helpful in security checks. The paper also discusses the overall operation of the security arrangement and gives the rough diagrammatic picture of the setup.