Part of a precautionary measure, Indian Railways may soon come up with directives in which it may not allow train passengers to charge their mobile phones, laptops and other electronic devices at night while travelling. According to reports, the Railways said that the points used for charging mobile phones and other electronic devices for will be kept switched off from 11 PM till 5 AM. The decision in this regard has been taken in the wake of a series of train fire incidents. 

The development comes as a coach of the Dehradun-bound Shatabdi Express recently caught fire in a suspected case of a short circuit on March 13 and barely six days later, a fire broke out in the engine of a static goods train at the Ranchi station. 

The Western Railway has already put things in motion on March 16 by cutting off supply to these charging ports between this period. "It is a Railway Board instruction for all railways. We have started implementing it from March 16," CPRO of Western Railway, Sumit Thakur, said.

Part of a precautionary measure, Indian Railways may soon come up with directives in which it may not allow train passengers to charge their mobile phones, laptops and other electronic devices at night while travelling. According to reports, the Railways said that the points used for charging mobile phones and other electronic devices for will be kept switched off from 11 PM till 5 AM. The decision in this regard has been taken in the wake of a series of train fire incidents. 

The development comes as a coach of the Dehradun-bound Shatabdi Express recently caught fire in a suspected case of a short circuit on March 13 and barely six days later, a fire broke out in the engine of a static goods train at the Ranchi station. 

The Western Railway has already put things in motion on March 16 by cutting off supply to these charging ports between this period. "It is a Railway Board instruction for all railways. We have started implementing it from March 16," CPRO of Western Railway, Sumit Thakur, said.