Railways is implementing the Real-time Train Information System (RTIS)

Railways is implementing the Real-time Train Information System (RTIS)

Introduction of GPS loggers on all trains

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO 449

ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

Introduction of GPS loggers on all trains

449 Shri R. Vaithilingam

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :-
(a) whether it is a fact that the Railways would introduce GPS loggers on all trains that would help log the progress of each train on a real-time basis which would then be uploaded on the railway website;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the Railways have planned to increase the production of coaches to standardize the rakes;

(c) whether it is also a fact that additional coaches and rakes would be kept in each zone; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) Ministry of Railways is implementing the Real-time Train Information System (RTIS) which involves tracking of train by placing GPS based devices on locomotives. The real-time information on passenger train movement covered under this project will be shared through the existing enquiry system, including the website.

(b) Standardisation of rakes is an ongoing process over Indian Railways and inter alia is aimed at improving utilization of coaching stock, ensuring punctual running of trains, releasing maintenance slots and improving turn-around time. In order to standardise rakes, additional coaches, subject to availability of stock, are also provided to Zonal Railways.

(c) & (d) Indian Railways utilize scratch rakes formed from the available internal resources, in order to enable timely start of a train, whose pairing train runs late.