Welcome to the website of Railway Protection Force. RPF has emerged from a diversity of systems to grow into its present status of an unique Armed Force of the Union vested with legal powers to arrest, investigate and prosecute.  The maintenance and security of Railways, the vital artery of national communication and economic progress has been a major concern of the Government of India that goes back to the times when the Railway commenced their operations in India in 1854. Since railways have a linear territory traversing inter-state lines, a corresponding linear security has been hard to provide and the force is faced with an ever increasing variety of problems. The nation has great expectations from RPF.

It was against this backdrop that the RPF Act and the Railway Act were amended and RPF has been given responsibility to protect and safe guard Passenger area and Passengers as well as to arrest and prosecute offenders under the Railways Act. In this context, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, President, Republic of India, during his address to the RPF personnel on the occasion of President's colour presentation ceremony-cum-parade, held at the Headquarters of 6th Battalion, RPSF, Delhi on 22.05.2006, stressed upon the need of adopting latest technologies, particularly the use of information technology for providing opportunity to access a variety of information at a faster pace. The RPF website is one of the steps taken to visualize RPF as a modern Force, serving the Railway Passengers. Your suggestions and feedback through this website are welcome and would certainly help in enhancing the performance of the Force. Let all of us resolve to serve the nation with honour and glory and achieve the highest standards of professional efficiency to ensure  security of Passengers,  Passenger areas and Railway Property on Indian Railways.