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Railways to install latest signalling system on Mathura-Vadodara route
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SME Times News Bureau | 24 Sep, 2018
Rescinding its earlier decision, the Railways will now push for only an
850 km section between Mathura and Vadodara to be equipped with a modern
signalling system at an estimated cost of about Rs 2,000 crore.
The
proposal to install an automatic train protection (ATP) system -- the
state-of-the-art European Train Controlling System (ETCS) Level-II -- is
being firmed up and will shortly be sent for cabinet approval, sources
told IANS.
The system prevents the collision of two trains on the
same track and also updates loco pilots on the condition of signals
ahead even when the visibility is poor due to fog or other reasons.
Once
the Mathura-Vadodara section becomes operational, ETCS Level-II will be
considered for extension on other sections, depending upon its
performance, according to the Railways.
Earlier, the Railways had
decided to go for complete automation, including the ETCS level-II, on
its entire 60,000 km broad gauge network at an estimated cost of Rs
78,000 crore.
However, the proposal did not find favour with the
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) due to the high cost and also for the fact
that the new system was untested in Indian conditions.
The PMO
asked the national transporter in April to carry out extensive trials in
a busy section to ascertain its efficacy and then decide on the entire
network.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has been vocal in his
support of the idea since the automation of the signalling system aims
to enhance safety and speed up train movement in a congested network.
In fact, he was in favour of giving the entire contract to one player so as to gain a price advantage on economies of scale.
The
ETCS Level-II proposal was lying idle for a while after the PMO's
suggestion in April to opt for the system along a limited section before
going full hog.
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