Satellite-based system for tracking trains

Monday, 28 March 2011, 15:19 IST   |    3 Comments
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New Delhi: Tired of getting inaccurate and snail-paced information on movement of trains? Help is expected soon with the Railways going ahead with the Rs 110 crore satellite-based system to replace manual tracking of trains to provide its exact position on real-time basis. The real-time train information system (RTIS) aims to provide train running information to the public through internet, SMS on mobile phones, call centres and through train indication boards at stations. It will also give information to onboard passengers through the provision of display system inside the coaches. "Efforts are on to replace the manual recording system with RTIS by connecting 8,000 trains and 8,177 stations across the country," said a senior Railway Ministry official. To keep track of trains, currently station masters call up the control room at the divisional headquarters every time a train passes their station.
Source: PTI
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