Women's safety in public transport is one of the key challenges across the globe. It is very important to understand that the travel needs of men and women are very different.

we have tried to find out the existing scenario of the problems faced by the women in public transports of west bengal by conducting a survey over some particular areas and to give some tentative reliable solutions to overcome those situations effectively. It is very necessary to ensure the safety of women in their movement in public transports as they constitute a larger portion of traveling inside the city for unmixed valuable reasons.

Women faced different types of harassment – physical (groping, touching), visual (staring or leering), and

verbal (passing lewd comments). Women also reported facing multiple forms of harassment.

The reasons for ignoring harassment were fear of attracting attention, making matters worse, that their complaint would not be taken seriously as the harassment was not overt or that there would be no outcome. Some women did not know what to do or whom to report to.

Women in the survey asked for increased frequency of buses, especially buses and  trains and addressing theft. The bus marshal program could be better improved by making them more vigilant, pro-active and sensitive to the needs of the women. Women enforcers would also help the women passengers feel safer.