In the interest of safety of passengers, Indian Railways have to resort to the rescheduling/cancellation of trains due to foggy weather conditions in Northern Parts of the country.

Fog PASS Device is a Global Positioning System (GPS)  based hand held  portable  device  which  serves as  an aid for  the crew during foggy weather through audio visual alarm, whenever any landmark comes within the Geo-fence range. Location of stations, warning boards, signals, level crossing gates and Whistle for Level crossing (W/L) boards in the section is fed in the equipment.  It displays speed of the locomotive, distance and time to reach landmarks and is carried by the Loco Pilots.  These are being used only in those zones of Indian Railways where the trains pass through fog affected region. 

            Details of Fog PASS Devices procured and provided to Zonal Railways, which are affected by foggy weather conditions, are as under:

 

ZONAL RAILWAY	NUMBER OF DEVICES PROVIDED
EAST CENTRAL	877
NORTHERN	2648
NORTH CENTRAL	537
NORTH EASTERN	975
NORTHEAST FRONTIER	1101
NORTH WESTERN	802
TOTAL	6940

 

6000 nos. more Fog PASS Devices have been sanctioned and included in Pink Book 2018-19. Purchase order for 6000 units has already been issued in August, 2018.

This information was given by the Minister of State of Railways, Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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