Passengers may notice more security personnel, attendants and body cameras on Deutsche-Bahn trains after a conductor was killed while checking tickets near Landstuhl, Rheinland-Pfalz officials said Wednesday.

State government and transportation leaders agreed on the measures during a meeting Wednesday in Mainz to discuss improving safety on passenger trains, according to a statement from the ministry for climate protection and mobility.

Some of the measures discussed at the meeting included providing double staffing during certain times or on certain lines, when conflicts are more likely to arise, according to the ministry statement.

Funding in the seven figures is earmarked for more staff and more body cameras, the statement said. No timeline was given for the implementation.

“Train attendants provide an indispensable service to our society every day, often under difficult conditions,” Katrin Eder, the Rheinland-Pfalz mobility minister, said in a statement. “They deserve the best possible protection.”

The changes were prompted by the fatal beating of a conductor about two weeks earlier. The victim, identified as Serkan C., died from injuries he sustained in an attack on Feb. 1 on a regional train leaving Landstuhl.

The city is home to the families of many U.S. service members and civilians, and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is the largest Defense Department hospital overseas.

A 26-year-old Greek national was arrested following the assault. German police say he punched the conductor in the head after being asked to leave the train because he did not have a valid ticket.

German media outlet Der Spiegel reported Monday that earlier in the day on Feb. 1, the man had kicked a door on a high-speed train from France.

But since the door was undamaged and the man had a valid ticket, he was not detained, according to Der Spiegel.

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