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ICT for Efficient Railway Infrastructure

R K Bahuguna Director/RailTel 08/01/2010 IRSE Seminar on Role of Modern Signalling, Telecom & ICT Systems in Making IR a World Class Rail Network

What is the role that ICT can play in modernisation and

upgradation of railways? What are the key ICT requirements? What are some of the more interesting technologies and approaches? What are key applications? ICT Verticals Train operation Commercial Passenger Informatin

Asset Management
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Track, Land, Bldgs & Structures, Power, Signalling Locos, Coaches, Wagons

Administrative ERP Solutions

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HR, Accounts, Administration, Pension Projects, MIS, Stores, Procurement

Role which ICT can play in railways

Increase in operational flexibility Improve asset utilization Availability Raise effective capacity Cost savings

Increased visibility Improve customer satisfaction Integration of dispersed elements

Infrastructure, Operations, rolling stock, safety, energy etc

Informed decision making Customer Centric Organisation Right information at right time and at right place

Communication Infrastructure Requirement

Train Operation / Control ETCS, GSM-R, TPWS, e-charting, Data Loggers Operation Support System CTC, TMS, FOIS etc Commercial application eTicketing, PRS, UTS, Freight Passenger Information System SIMRAN, Auto Announcement, Train Indicator Boards, Coach Guidance Systems, Enquiry Data Network Railnet, MIS, RailTels MPLS VPN Data Centers Administrative Needs Digital Exchanges, NGN

Components

OFC based Digital data communications Radio/ satellite based Asset tracking & monotoring system GPS/ radio based Train location system On Board Train Control system Sensors Track, Rolling Stock, gates - health monitoring, Intelligent analysis Tactical and strategic traffic planners Holistic Security systems
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Integrated ICT Infrastructure for IR

Physical Communication Infrastructure o OFC cable connecting activity centers 35000 km available, 50,000 km by 2012 o Most of major stns, yards, control centers, maintenance depots, Admin offices are on OFC n/w o Total 7000 stns - Approx 100 A category, 400 B category dealing with 80% of traffic and balance C & D category stns. o Physical access n/w on OFC to key activity centers and wi-max for other distributed applications is needed.

Tower available (approx 1000 nos) at most imp stns and shall be needed elsewhere. o Shall bring in all Engg & operational staff in the n/w for creating and accessing data/voice o Shall lease capacity in interim period where Rlys n/w is taking time Can be developed by IR/RailTel with its own resources
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Optical Fiber cable o OFC laid - 36275 RKM & Commissioned32924 RKM Backbone Layer o STM 16 based backbone network covering about 26261 RKM (with Multiple rings on common section of 18948 RKM) o DWDM implemented in 10500 RKM Total PoPs

-- Major Cities: 490 -- Minor Towns/Cities: 2950

Present OFC Network of RailTel

RAILWAY STATION

RailTel Core Fiber Network

Access N/W in station/yard area on WiMax

WiMax Network Connecting nearby area within radius of 5 KM WiMax Network Connecting nearby area within radius of 5 KM AEN/PWI Yard master

Integrated Data N/W & Storage

Data centers at 5 distributed cities and 1 DR Application specific servers Admin servers for batch processing in Rly Hqs GIS/GPS based Rly Asset Information Layerd N/W Architecture
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MPLS Router based 3 layers Core, Edge & Access Secured exclusive N/W for Rly applications

ASM Terminal TMS CONTROL CENTRE, BCT Indicators VDUs

Optical Fibre Network

TMS: Centralised Operation of Passenger Information System

PA SYSTEM

Information at Railway Stations

Display Boards

Coolie Enquiry ->

Reliable Passenger Information?

Uncertainties in train operation

Large and Widely Spread Railway Network o Different Type and Class of Trains to Varied Destinations o Local and social problems Different class of people Scarcity of reserved Accomodation Information is Important o before reaching station o at station o during train journey o On arrival Possible through Centralised Information Dissemination System
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Train Safety

Station Areas reasonably protected through vehicle detection and interlocking to guard against Human Error

Station Managers are Stationary & in communication with control Block Sections are also covered Locos/Trains Need means of Communication and safety equipment to guard against human error Driver being mobile, reliable communication is challenge GSM-R for Loco to control communication On Board Safety System AWS Train Protection and Warning System Anti Collision Device. Disaster management System.

Security at Railway Stations and Trains

Important in the interest of National Security Integrated IP based Surveillance System o Networked IP Cameras linked to security control room o Baggage Scanning Machines o Metal/mm wave doors/detectors Centralised data storage & processing o 24X7 monitoring o Identification of unusual objects & movements o Automated information and escalation to concerned agencies as planned o Preventive action before incident!

Railways use GIS in their Organisation for Infra Mgmt & Maint plg o Engg track, bridges, tunnels & yards o Electric Power Distribution N/W o Signalling installations & comm N/W o Real state Mgmt o Maintenance of locos & other rolling stock depot management o Shipment & Asset tracking o Planning for replacement, works in progress, sensitive spots o Natural terrain, site conditions

Railway Asset management

Way side Station Accident Site Disaster Management Center provided with GIS Terminals Nearest Local DM center/ Village Panchayat / Hospital etc GSM-R/ OFC GSM/ DOT DM

 Central Train Control System with real time displays Signalling & Operations Wayside equipment/ element sensors. . Reliable communication back haul and access links On Board Safety sensors Speed, location, direction, temperature, vibrations, surveillance. Computerised Brakes . Passenger Interfaces Web, Phone, SMS Track maintenance/ overhauling scheduling system

. Track based infrastructure health monitoring system . Rolling Stock Health Monitoring system. . Train, locomotive, Coach/ Wagon and crew scheduling systems Maintenance, Overhauling, service allocation Emergency notification systems . Ticketing/ Indenting system PRS Passenger Information Systems . FOIS . Back end support systems Procurement, scheduled replacement, integrated logistics

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Modules for Integrated Railway Management System

Data Centre

Asset Management

Data Centers 5 Places Trackside Fibre Network (50000 Rkms)

Health Monitoring HRMS Train Tracking
Level Crossing Monitoring

Railway Services
Crew Management

Matl mgmt PRS/ UTS Train Tracking

Railways Control Center

RailTel IP Backbone
Mobile Ticketing

Comml Services
WiMAX

Indian Railway Portal Architecture

Legacy Networks PRS, FOIS.. MIS ERP CRM Claims Mgmt Call Centers MIS Internet Res. Portal E-Procurement Passenger Info systems TMS, Train Tracking system,

Interoperability Framework Networking & Communication Channels for delivery Internal Agencies External Agencies Customer Care Centers, Customer Service Delivery Counters May be done by Railways/RailTel in partnership with third party content developer. To be done by RailTel

Training and Updating Skills Railway Knowledge Network

CORE Network Layer linking CTI on STM-4 (625 Mbps) Aggregation Network linking each Zone on 100 Mbps LAN 10/100

LAN 10/100 LAN 10/100

RailTel MPLS CORE Network

NEW DELHI KOLKATA SECUNDERABAD VADODARA LUCKNOW PUNE JAMALPUR

RAILWAY KNOWLEDGE NETWORK CONNECTING CENTRAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS & OTHER ZONAL TRG CENTERS and RAILWAY COLLEGES
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By using integrated ICT Infrastructure & suitable algorithm on railways, we can have real time traffic management:

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Integrate all aspects of Train Traffic Management Improve both safety and security Raise effective capacity Improve asset utilization Availability Measure and control costs Reduce energy consumption and emissions Increase economic viability and profits. Improve customer satisfaction CRM, Help Lines Manage the unexpected
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Summery

 THANK YOU
Contact: rkbahuguna@railtelindia.com

SIMRAN : Train Information System

Technology Mission for Railway Safety (TMRS) one of the project selected was Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation (SIMRAN) . Purpose of the project is to standardize the GPS/GSM technology for tracking of trains and to disseminate the train running information to the passengers through Internet, SMS on Mobile phones, Call Centers,

IVRS and through Train Indication Boards at the Railway Stations. Use by Operators to schedule train operations, by maintainers to schedule maintenance blocks. GIS based display at SMs/ Control panel to exactly know train location. GIS based Centralised Train Operation and Information system

SIMRAN..

Equipment Element sensors (either on board or on ground) detect anomalies of Infrastructure/ rolling stock components Information is transmitted to Controllers/ crews/ Maintainers

for immediate action or logging for unscheduled maintenance Conditions detected include: Degraded Signalling elements, Track defects, Bridge/ culvert inconsistencies, overheated bearings and wheels, deteriorating bearings, cracked and flat wheels, derailed wheels, excessive coach/ wagon hunting, dragging equipment, excessive lateral and vertical loads, LC Gates obstructed/ blocked, OHE snapped etc. Vehicle-mounted sensors to detect various defects of ground based assets: like: Rail flaws, broken rail, misaligned track, corrugated track, and excessive rail stress could be detected

GPS, DGPS or OFC based RFID sensors can determine location of defects and conditions Data can be transmitted over data link to control center and maintenance depots. Improves reliability, availability, and utilization rate of locomotives.
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Onboard & wayside equipment sensors