IMPROVING SAFETY ON RAILWAYS
THROUGH SIGNALLING AND TELECOMMUNICATION
Indian Railways have
embarked upon massive improvement in signalling and telecommunication
front. Provision of optical fibre cables on its network will bring
about revolutionary changes in the telecommunication facility
of railways.
The latest technologies
adopted by railways in the signalling and telecommunication segment
are providing excellent and economical solutions for improved
and safe train operations, as well as better customer care.
Colour signalling,
centralized operations of points & signals, automatic block
signalling , route relay inter-locking, replacing overhead wire
communication with underground cables and optical fibre cables,
provision of microwave systems and installation of railways’ own
telephone exchange are some of the important steps initiated in
the signalling and telecommunication field of Indian Railways
during the last few years.
Signalling and telecommunication
system play a vital role in safe operation of trains and information
dissemination for railway passengers. In today’s scenario of acute
resource crunch, increasing utilization and output of the existing
infrastructure by adoption of newer workable and reliable technologies
is the key to success for Indian Railways.
