Title :
Information & communication technology based train operation management system for Mumbai suburban central line
Author :
Kagra, Hemant ; Sonare, Prashant
Author_Institution :
JJT Univ., Mumbai, India
Abstract :
The Mumbai (CR) Suburban train system, operating approx. 1470 trains & handling approx. 3.5 Lakh passengers daily, is a high density, high turnaround complex network which demands extremely fast & efficient train control system. The manual control is slow, tedious, stressful and doesn´t involve holistic operational management. It is inadequate to handle the commuters´ ever increasing demand of more trains / timely information. The TMS on Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus - Kalyan section accomplishes Train Control & Information dissemination automatically. The train movement data is picked up from the stations through high-speed modems and fed to a centralized UNIX server, which commands the train movement and triggers the passenger information system. This has increased punctuality & efficiency of train operations, facilitated running more trains and enhanced passenger satisfaction.
Keywords :
Unix; control engineering computing; modems; network servers; rail traffic control; traffic engineering computing; Mumbai suburban central line; UNIX server; information and communication technology; modem; passenger information system; passenger satisfaction; train control and information dissemination; train control system; train operation management system; Communications technology; Control systems; Rail transportation; Servers; Software; Tracking; Workstations; Network Database; Train Chart; Train Management System; Train describer system; UNIX Server;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technologies (WICT), 2011 World Congress on
Conference_Location :
Mumbai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0127-5
DOI :
10.1109/WICT.2011.6141245