Lok Sabha Question No. 3609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: Accurate Signalling System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3609 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018

## ACCURATE SIGNALLING SYSTEM

## † 3609. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  measures  taken  to  make  railway  signalling system more accurate;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to use foreign technique in the new Railway signalling system;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  funds  allocated  for  the  new  Railway  signalling  system during  the  last  four  years  and  the  details  of  works  undertaken  so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (c) : Signaling system design is a fail-safe design. Any failure of signaling equipment will lead to only safe side failure and will not cause  any  unsafe  situation  unless  the  system  is  interfered  by human being.

In signaling, there is continuous improvement through technological upgradation.  The  best  equipments  suitable  for  Indian  conditions available  world-wide  are  being  adopted  as  a  continuous  process. However,  whenever  such  systems  are  provided  it  is  ensured  that indigenization of the systems takes place in phased manner.

A  work  for  modernization  of  complete  Signaling  system  on  Indian Railways, which includes works of Automatic Train Protection (ATP) has been included in the works programme 2018-19 for implementation  on  complete  60,000  Route  Kilometres  (RKMs)  on Broad Gauge (BG) network of Indian Railways subject to expenditure  on  this  project  to  be  made  only  after  following  due processes/mandatory approvals and sanctions.

(d)  :  Details  of  the  fund  allocated  and  expenditure  thereon  for Railway Signalling System during the last four years and the current year (upto June 2018) are as follows:

| Years   | Budget Grant ( T in Crore)    | Funds Utilized ( T in Crore)   | Progress of Panel Interlocking /Electronic Interlocking/Route Relay Interlocking (Stations)   |
|---------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 | 966.0                         | 1006.0                         | 244                                                                                           |
| 2015-16 | 853.0                         | 886.3                          | 279                                                                                           |
| 2016-17 | 958.0                         | 954.2                          | 346                                                                                           |
| 2017-18 | 2331.3                        | 1256.8                         | 329                                                                                           |
| 2018-19 | 2025.0                        | 253.84                         | 73                                                                                            |
|         | (upto June-18) (upto June-18) | (upto June-18) (upto June-18)  | (upto June-18) (upto June-18)                                                                 |

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