Not just for those hailing from the North-East, the well-policed Delhi Metro provides a safe travel option for female commuters, who are routinely groped on buses. A separate women’s coach provides a safe journey option to women who work the graveyard shift.
The Metro has come to the rescue of women passengers who until the Metro’s arrival, had to take an unsafe auto or taxi ride home. Delhi Metro premises are safer since not only are the stations and the platforms well lit but every passenger entering the station has to pass through metal detectors and get their baggage screened. The sense of security also emanates from the strong presence of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, who are responsible to secure the premises of the Metro.
Women passengers also feel that the spic-and-span coaches and penalties levied for littering the premises, also has a civilising effect on otherwise callous passengers.