Water Coolers at Railway Stations
Railways endeavours to provide free potable water at all Railway Stations. As per extant policy guidelines, water coolers are provided on those Railway Stations which deal with 1000 passengers or more (inward and outward) per day, on the average. The details of water coolers provided at Railway Stations over Indian Railways are given below:-
| S.NO. | Zonal Railway | Total no. of stations provided with water coolers | Total no. of water coolers provided |
| 1 | Central | 152 | 529 |
| 2 | Northern | 140 | 479 |
| 3 | North Central | 68 | 238 |
| 4 | North Western | 177 | 413 |
| 5 | Northeast Frontier | 18 | 48 |
| 6 | East Coast | 78 | 62 |
| 7 | Eastern | 81 | 81 |
| 8 | East Central | 78 | 183 |
| 9 | Southern | 112 | 220 |
| 10 | South Central | 57 | 155 |
| 11 | South East Central | 70 | 194 |
| 12 | South Eastern | 25 | 58 |
| 13 | South Western | 81 | 143 |
| 14 | Western | 219 | 523 |
| 15 | West Central | 62 | 187 |
| Grand Total | 1418 | 3513 | |
Source : PIB