CSMT Mandates Airport-Like Baggage Scans for Long-Distance Commuters

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) now requires mandatory baggage scanning for mail and express train passengers.
• The new rule aims to enhance safety due to increasing passenger numbers and potential terror threats.
• Bags are scanned and stickered, similar to airport procedures, to identify checked luggage.
• Two baggage scanners are installed at main entrances, with barricades at all platform entrances.
• Mumbai is on high alert following intelligence reports of a possible ISI-backed terror attack, intensifying security measures.

Why It Matters: CSMT implements airport-style baggage scanning for enhanced security amidst terror threat alerts in Mumbai.