Indian Railways installs ISRO-developed RTIS system for real-time train tracking
As per the statement issued by the Ministry of Railways, the new system will allow train control to more closely monitor the location and speed of RITS=enabled locomotives and trains.
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New Delhi, September 24: In a major development, Indian Railways is installing a 'Real-Time Train Information System' (RTIS), developed in collaboration with ISRO, on locomotives and trains for automatic acquisition of train moment timing at the station.
As per the statement issued by the Ministry of Railways, the new system will allow train control to more closely monitor the location and speed of RITS=enabled locomotives and trains.
"They get automatically plotted on the control chart of those trains in the control office Application system. RITS gives mid-section updates with a periodicity of 30 seconds. the train control can now track the location and speed of RITS-enabled locomotives/trains more closely without any manual intervention.
As per the ministry, RTIS devices have been installed for 2700 locomotives in 21 electric loco sheds. As part of the phase-II roll out, 6000 more locomotives across 50 loco sheds shall be covered by utilizing ISRO's Satcom hub.
Currently, GPS feed from around 6500 Locomotives (RTIS and REMMLOT) is being directly fed into the Control Office Application (COA). This has enabled automatic charting of trains and real-time information flow to passengers through COA and NTES integration.
The Ministry in a statement on Thursday digital payment acceptance is being ramped up at train stations for the purchase of food from catering units. More than 8,878 such units already have the capability.
The Ministry in a statement on Thursday digital payment acceptance is being ramped up at train stations for the purchase of food from catering units. More than 8,878 such units already have the capability.
Also, handheld PoS machines are being provided at catering units to generate printed bills and invoices reflecting all details of transactions undertaken and to address the complaints of overcharging. At present, 3081 POS machines are available on 596 trains. 4316 static units have been provided with POS machines, the ministry said.