Induction of Computer Applications in Rail Transport paving way for better

Management of Rail Operations and Passenger Comforts

TRAIN MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
 Virar

Need for TMS for

Mumbai Suburban
Rail Network

People have to
travel long
distances to come
to their offices

Second Most intense Suburban Rail Network in the

world After Tokyo
 (Passengers (000,000)
Suburban Rail Systems:
Annual Passengers Per Km of Line

The World Bank

Suburban Services
No. of Trains on Week Days 1133
No. of Trains on Holidays 1098
No. of Trains on Sundays 1080
No. of Fast Trains - 399
No. of Slow Trains - 734
Morning Peak - 228
Evening Peak - 211
No. of 12 Car Service - 589
Headway - 3 Min.
No. of originating passengers per day in millions on
Mumbai Suburban (W. RLY.)

3.08 3.10 3.20

2.90
2.75
2.32
1.99

1.19

0.60
 GROWTH OF SUBURBAN SERVICES (WR)
1133
1007 1043
961 980
866
715

465
369
216

50-51 60-61 70-71 80-81 90-91 00-01 02-03 03-04 06-07 2008
 PUNCTUALITY -Suburban services
1998-99 92.20%
1999-00 92.80%
97.70% 97.70% 97.30%
2000-01 93.60%
2001-02 95.50% 97.20% 97.00%
2002-03 97.20%
2003-04 97.70% 96.10%
95.50%
2004-05 97.70%
2005-06 97.00%
Percentage

2006-07 96.10%
2007-08 97.30%
93.60%
92.80%
92.20%
2000-01

2001-02

2004-05

2005-06
1998-99

1999-00

2002-03

2003-04

2006-07

2007-08
Year
 HOUR WISE TRAIN DEPARTURE FROM CHURCHGATE

33 30
30
No of Trains

27
24
21
18
15
12
9
6
3
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4.0

6.0

8.0

2.0
10

4
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1-

1-

1-
-1

-1

-1

-1

-2

-2

-2
1-
3.0

5.0

7.0

1.0
.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

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9.0

11

13

15

17

19

21

23
1133 Trains in a day
TIME (HRS : From-To) WTT No. 71

In Peak hours, each train carries close to 4,500 Commuters

In Peak Hour: 1,20,000 Commuters (30 trains in an hour)
Before TMS, Our Traffic Controllers were managing train operations in the old
fashioned way

Static yard layouts

Time Table

Manual Control Chart

No communication with Trains

TMS Project on Western Railway

Mobile
Communication
 TMS has following Main Sub-Systems

For Commuters
Real Time Passenger Information System
For Rail Operations
Mobile Communication between Control Centre & Suburban
Trains
ON LINE train movements & live signalling indications
Generation of Management Information Systems
(MIS )Reports , Statistical Data
Software Modules for Time Tabling, Training & Simulation,
Traffic Planning & Optimisation
 00 2
31
V

Expected In Minutes Display at Platforms

Automatic Announcements at stations as trains come and go
Countdown 00 : Train at the platform
TMS can drive any type
of Indicator Display
System in any language
: LED, Plasma/LCD
Types..
 TMS : Passenger Information System

Choice of 2
What does a commuter want?
earliest most convenient train Trains on each
for his destination
platform
on 25 Colour
VDUs at station
entrances

Our Commuters can decide which train suits them best

Train arriving in next 5 Minutes : Denmark
Minute to Minute Information of Train Movements to Commuters
Real Time Train Arrival Status of Trains
PF DESTINATION SCH. EXP. IN MODE COACHES
NO. DEP. MINUTES
ANDHERI 5.54 0403 S 9
1 BORIVALI 5.57 08 S 9
CHURCHGATE 5.52 02 S 9
2 CHURCHGATE 5.56 06 S 9
VIRAR 5.57 07 F 12
3 BORIVALI 6.00 11 F 9
CHURCHGATE 5.58 09 F 9
4 CHURCHGATE 6.04 14 F 12
05:51
05:51
REAR VIEW PROJECTION SCREENS PROVIDE OVERVIEW OF
ENTIRE 60 km SECTION
 Other Controllers :
Engg, Electrical, Signal, EMU

Traffic Controllers in Main Live Train

Projection Room

Server Room (Alpha 1000A DEC Servers)

Alpha 1000A DEC Servers on
100 MBPS FDDI (Fibre Data Digital Interface) LAN

TMS Control Centre, Mumbai Central

Live Display of Train Movements with Train Numbers and Live
Signalling Indications for entire Churchgate Virar section
Automatic Recording of Train Timings
Train Graph
Blue Lines: Scheduled Path
Black Lines: Actual Path

VR 352 started 2 min late

from Virar
Delayed Trains
with various filters
All UP trains > 1 min LT
All trains More than 5
min,etc.
on a real time basis
How does TMS work ?

Optical Fibre
SDH Network
NETWORK

EBISAT Interlocking

Relay Room
Signals
SDH STM1 Optical Fibre Network on Churchgate Virar section
 Ring Architecture

Centralised Network Management of Optic Fibre Network

 TMS STATION CONNECTIVITY
SCHEMATIC TMS CONTROL CENTRE, MUMBAI
CENTRAL
CH 1
CHANNEL 1
CHANNEL 1 Line
Unit
From previous A
OFC Channels TMS
station
CHANNEL 2 NETWORK
CHANNEL 2 Line
CH 2 Unit
X.21
OPTICAL FIBRE B
ASM 20 CUBICLE
MODEM

4 4

JFTC ASM OFFICE

VOICE PC
EXTERIOR
RELAY ROOM LS
Switching PA
ASM 20 unit AMP LS
ETHERNET
MODEM CONNECTIVITY

EXISTING
PAS CONSOLE
INTERLOCKING

RS 422
FIELD ASM TERMINAL INTERFACE UNIT
HEALTHY INDICATOR
DECODER
EBISAT

JFTC RS 232 INDICATORS

RS 485 4 RS 232
RS 485 4 INDICATOR
DECODER
HEALTHY
25
VGA TO PAL PAL TV
CONVERTER PAL PAL 25
MIXER
PAL TV
What is EBISAT ?
The EBISAT 890 RTU/Field
station is a Remote Terminal
Unit used for remote control
and supervision of railway
traffic.
EBISAT 890 is
microcomputer based with a
modular software structure
communicating on a common
software bus.
The modules are installed in
standard 19-inch shelves and
mounted in EMC compliant
racks for installation in signal
or equipment rooms.
Bombardier Transportation
 Trains held up in between stations

Mobile Communication on Churchgate Virar Section

MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Trunked Radio System

REGIONAL NODE

MX Base Station BVI Base Station

Telephone
DISPATCHER 2
(BA - VR SEC CONT)

Telephone

Telephone

Telephone
Telephone

CONTROLLERS DISPATCHER 1
(CCG - BA SEC CONT)

At TMS CONTROL CENTRE, Mumbai Central

Mobile Phones in
Suburban Trains

Trunked Radio
System
 Real-time Internet
Email
Secure corporate access
Onboard train and crew services

Linx AB : a Scandinavian
train operator

Copenhagan-Gothenburg-
Oslo and
Oslo-Karlstad-Stockholm.
 Onboard railway digital audio video network system

Full Interactive Entertainment system (FIE)

including audio channels, full video on demand,
birdseye viewing, cityscopes, games etc

Passenger Audio at Seat system

allows each passenger to select
within various audio sources (up to
10 multi-CD players and 4 radio -
stations) his/her preferred
entertainment program via a keypad
-
located in his/her seat.

Audio/Video Broadcasting system providing for multiple video

and audio channels (using the same technology and hardware
as the Passenger Audio at Seat system)
Passenger services:
Surfing the Web
Send and receive e-mail
Secure access to corporate information
Access train operators web page for
booking, timetables, traffic info etc.
Passengers aboard may themselves carry
out reservations e.g. taxi, train,thereby
decreasing the load on the train personnel

http://www.icomera.com/
Seikan Tunnel 174,240' (33 miles)

Onboard Information & Entertainment Systems

GPS Satellites
www.trackindia.in
 GPS Based In-Train Location Display System
The GPS based location display works on the
principle of GPS (Global Positioning System).it
gives following information to passengers.
Present station name.
Next coming station name.
Distance to next station.
General messages.
Thanks