Lok Sabha Question No. 2557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Mobile Train Radio Communication System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Subrata Pathak, Ravindra Kushawaha, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Prataprao  Jadhav, Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan, Shrirang Appa Barne, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2557 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## MOBILE TRAIN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

2557. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Indian  Railways  has  commissioned  Mobile  Train  Radio Communication (MTRC) System for trains in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the salient features of the new communication technology;
- (c) whether before commissioning of new MTRC the system has already been installed in some rakes of Indian Railways;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the extent to which system has so far  been  helpful  in  preventing  adverse  events and smooth movement of rakes so far;
- (e)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  set  up  MTRC  in  all  the  trains operating in the country and if so, the details in this regard;
- (f)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  expenditure  likely  to  be incurred in setting up of MTRC system; and
- (g) the details of funds allocated, released and so far utilized for the said purpose, zone-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. Indian Railways have provided Global System for Mobile Communication (Railways) & Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) based

Mobile  Train  Radio  Communication  System  (MTRC)  over  3460  RKms. Railway-wise details are appended.

MTRC is a secured means of direct communication between Train Crew Controller, Maintenance staff & Station Master at stations. It has features of Location Based Addressing & Functional Addressing.

- (c) & (d) In 2002, Analog based MTRC system was installed in 150 cabs / 75  local  EMU  Trains  in  Charchgate-Virar  sub  Urban  Section  of  Mumbai Division of Western Railway.

This System was helpful during bomb blast on Mumbai local trains in the year 2006.  The Controller contacted Crew through this system and also made announcements in all cabs to prevent further eventualities.

- (e) to (g) Another work of provision of Long Term Evolution (LTE) based MTRC has been approved over 34304 RKMs on Indian Railway at a cost of ₹ 6860crore. ₹ 22 crore have been allocated in the current Financial Year.

Utilisation  of  funds  is  dependent  on  roll  out  of  the  work.  Recently spectrum has been allotted for this.

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APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2557  BY  SHRI  SUDHEER  GUPTA,  SHRI  BIDYUT  BARAN MAHATO, SHRI RAVI KISHAN, SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK, SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA, SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK, SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV,  SHRI  V.K.SREEKANDAN,  SHRI  SHRIRANG  APPA  BARNE,  SHRI CHANDRA  SEKHAR  SAHU  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 04.08.2021 REGARDING MOBILE TRAIN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

(a)  &  (b)  Status  of  Mobile  Train  Radio  Communication  (MTRC)  System based on GSM-R/TETRA over Indian Railways:

| S.No.   | Section                                                               | Railways           |   Route Kms |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
| 1       | Howrah-Dhanbad                                                        | Eastern            |       270   |
| 2       | Dhanbad-Mughalsarai                                                   | East central       |       400   |
| 3       | Palwal -Jhansi                                                        | North Central      |       353   |
| 4       | Ghaziabad-Aligarh-Kanpur- ALD- DDU                                    | North Central      |       760   |
| 5       | New Delhi-Ambala-Ludhiana Including New Delhi - Palwal and Delhi area | Northern           |       372   |
| 6       | Ludhiana-Pathankot-Jammu Tawi- Amritsar                               | Northern           |       455   |
| 7       | Lucknow - Kanpur                                                      | Northern           |        75   |
| 8       | New Jalpaiguri - Bongaigaon- Guwahati                                 | Northeast Frontier |       410   |
| 9       | New Jalpaiguri-Barsoi-Malda Town & Barasoi-Katihar                    | Northeast Frontier |       270   |
| 10      | Kolkata Metro                                                         | Metro              |        28   |
| 11      | East-West Corridor- Phoolbagan to Sector-V                            | Metro              |         7.5 |
| 12      | Churchgate - Virar                                                    | Western            |        60   |
|         | Total (Rkms)                                                          |                    |      3460.5 |

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