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Government of India
Ministry of Railways
24 MAR 2021 3:53PM by PIB Delhi
Mobile Train Radio Communication System in Indian Railways

Indian Railways has introduced Mobile Train Radio Communication (MTRC) system over Indian Railways. The aim and objective for implementing MTRC is to establish direct voice communication between Loco Pilot, Station Master, Controller and also to use it for Modern Train Control System. The system has been provided over 3460 Route KM. Details of MTRC provided are appended as under:-

Status of Mobile Train Radio Communication (MTRC) System based on GSM-R and TETRA over Indian Railways

Zonal

RAILWAY

Section

TECHNOLOGY

ROUTE KM

Eastern

Howrah-Dhanbad

GSM(R)

270

East Central

Dhanbad-Mughalsarai

GSM(R)

400

North Central

Palwal -Jhansi

GSM(R)

353

North Central

Ghaziabad-Aligarh-Kanpur- ALD-DDU

GSM(R)

760

Northern

New Delhi-Ambala-Ludhiana Including New Delhi - Palwal and Delhi area

GSM(R)

372

Northern

Ludhiana-Pathankot-Jammu Tawi-Amritsar

GSM(R)

455

Northern

Lucknow – Kanpur

GSM(R)

75

Northeast Frontier

New Jalpaiguri - Bongaigaon-Guwahati

GSM(R)

410

Northeast Frontier

New Jalpaiguri-Barsoi-Malda Town & Barasoi-Katihar

GSM(R)

270

Metro Railway, Kolkata

North-South Coridor – Kabi Subhas to Dakshineswar

GSM(R)

28

Metro Railway Kolkata

East-West Corridor- Phoolbagan to Sector-V

TETRA

7.5

Western

Churchgate – Virar

TETRA

60

 

TOTAL

3460.5

 

GSM(R) = Global System for Mobile Communication-Railway.

TETRA = Terrestrial Trunk Radio

Further, new works for Long Term Evolution based MTRC System over 34304 Route KM have been approved at a cost of ₹ 6861 crore. Details are appended as under:-

List of sanctioned LTE works over Indian Railways.

SN

Zonal Railway

Name of the Umbrella Work

Route KM

1

Central

Umbrella work for provision of LTE based mobile Train Radio equipment at GD/GQ Section of CR @ ₹ 20 lakh per Km on 1854 RKm

1854

2

Central

Central Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

3

Central

Under Modern Signalling work

175

4

Eastern

Eastern Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

5

Northern

Northern Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

6

North Eastern

North Eastern Railway-Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

7

Northeast Frontier

Northeast Frontier Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

8

Southern

Southern Railway-Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

9

South Central

South Central Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

10

South Central

Umbrella work for provision of LTE based mobile Train Radio equipment at GQ/GD

Section of SCR @ ₹ 20 lakh per Km on 1549 RKm.

 

1549

11

 

Under Modern Signalling work

165

12

South Eastern

South Eastern Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

13

South Eastern

Umbrella work for provision of LTE based mobile Train Radio equipment at GQ/GD Section of SER @ ₹ 20 lakh per Km on 692 RKm.

692

14

Western

Western Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

15

East Central

East Central Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

16

East Coast

Umbrella work for provision of LTE based mobile Train Radio equipment at GQ/GD Section of ECoR, NCR and SR @ ₹ 20 lakh per Km on 894 RKm.

894

17

East Coast

East Coast Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

18

 

Under Modern Signalling work

142

19

North Central

North Central Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

20

 

Under Modern Signalling work

153

21

North Western

North Western Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

22

South East Central

Umbrella work for provision of LTE based mobile Train Radio equipment at GQ/GD Section of SECR and WCR @ ₹ 20 lakh per Km on 831 RKm.

831

23

South East Central

South East Central Railway-Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

24

South Western

South Western Railway- Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

25

West Central

West Central Railway-Umbrella works for provision of LTE System on low density Railway Network in connection with TCAS @ ₹ 20 Lakh per Km on 1563 Km

1563

 

 

Total Route KM

31463

26

 

Under Mission raftaar

 

i

 

NDLS-HWH (ER 243, ECR 420, NCR 752, NR-39)

1454

ii

 

NDLS-Mumbai (NR-58, NCR-83, WCR-549 , WR-697)

1387

 

 

Total

34304

         

 

The total amount for MTRC allocated till Financial Year 2020-21 is ₹ 232.54 crore which has been fully utilized.

Other steps taken to develop state-of-the-art and high tech method of monitoring, inspection and maintenance of rail tracks to avoid train accidents are as under:-

  1. Periodical inspection and monitoring of tracks is done by contactless sensor based Track Recording Cars (TRCs). Inspection of track is also performed by Zonal Railways using Oscillation Monitoring system (OMS).

Besides this, Automatic Track Geometry-cum-Video Inspection System, Self-Propelled Turn-out Geometry Measurement System and Ground Penetration Radar (GPR) are also in the procurement stage for further strengthening the monitoring and inspection of rail tracks.

  1. Indian Railways is using state-of-the-art track maintenance machines like High Output Rail Grinding Machine, High Output Ballast Cleaning Machine. High Output Integrated 3X-Dynamic Tamper etc for maintenance of the rail tracks.
  2. Improvements in Alumino Thermic welding - Mechanised preheating, Three piece prefabricated mould, Auto Tapping Thimble, Single shot crucible has been provided for improved quality of welding.
  3. Improvement in Ultrasonic Flaw Detection (USFD) Testing Machines - Analogue USFD testing machines have been replaced by digital USFD testing machines capable of data logging, saving and transferring testing results to on-line application Track Management System (TMS) and PCs. USFD testing machines have been introduced having features for location tagging, time stamping of recording and improved scan (B-scan) capability. Self-propelled Ultrasonic Rail Testing (SPURT) Cars has been introduced on Indian Railways for faster ultrasonic testing of rails.
  4. Introduction of Thick Web Switches & Weldable CMS Crossing (WCMSC) - Thick web Switches & Weldable CMS Crossings have been introduced in Indian Railways. This will help in better Track maintenance and safety.

This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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