To ‘provide safe travelling experience for passengers and proper dissemination of train movement related information’, Indian Railways has installed a satellite based rail mapping system on 36 important trains.
Railway Board Chairman, Vinay Mittal said:
“Indian Railways has successfully launched SIMRAN (Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation) as a pilot project for 18 pairs of important trains which provide the precise location of the trains through interactive mode on mobile phones/laptops etc., thereby eliminating the need for face to face telephonic enquiry.
“This is proposed to be rolled out on all trains over the next 18 months.”
Mittal added that Railway Board has also taken a major step in passengers’ safety by approving the installations of train protection warning system (TPWS) on the 3,300 kilometres that covers the entire high density stations.
To enhance safety by reducing human dependence for verification of clearance of track, track circuiting at more than 850 locations has been provided during the last year and about 1500 additional locations are targeted for completion within next two years, Member Electrical, Railway Board, Kul Bhushan said.
A.K.Misra Additional Member Railway Board and President IRSTE (India) said:
“Signalling and telecommunication engineering provides cost effective solutions in enhancing safety, increasing the line capacity and proving such useful information aids to passengers so as to make their journey from start to finish a safe, comfortable and convenient one.”
