THE Government is putting $29 million into more closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all MRT stations to beef up commuter safety.

Those using the trains on the North-East Line (NEL) can expect more CCTV cameras by mid-2010, and those using the stations on the North-South and East-West Lines, a year later.

The cameras will train their 'eyes' on station platforms, ticketing halls, entrances, exits, lifts and restricted-access areas, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday in a joint reply to queries from The Straits Times.

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