Lok Sabha Question No. 1134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Train Collision Avoidance System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, P.P. CHAUDHARY, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1134

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## TRAIN COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM

## 1134.   SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a) whether the railways is implementing Train Collision Avoidance Systems  and  GPS  monitoring  systems  across  the  rail  network and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of trains where such systems have been implemented,  zone-wise  over  the  past  five  years  and  current year;
- (c) whether such systems are being implemented on both passenger and goods trains and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  date  by  which  such  systems  will  be  implemented  on  each train that runs on the rail network; and
- (e) the  details  of  train  accidents  and  casualties  over  the  last  five years and current year that could have been avoided had such systems been in place?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1134  BY  SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER SHRI PRALHAD  JOSHI,  SHRI  CHANDRA  PRAKASH  JOSHI,  SHRI  P.  P. BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.03.2016  REGARDING  TRAIN

KAUSHIK, SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, CHAUDHARY AND SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA TO COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM

- (a)   Yes, Madam.
- (b)    (i)  Train  Collision  Avoidance  System  (TCAS):  TCAS  has  been indigenously  developed  by  Research  Designs  and  Standards Organisation  (RDSO)  in  association  with  Indian  Vendors.  This system  is aimed  at  providing capability to prevent train accidents  caused  due  to  driver's  error  of  Signal  Passing  at Danger (SPAD) or over-speeding.

After  successful  initial  Proof  of  Concept  trials,  limited  field trials  with  multi-vendor  equipment  interoperability  have  been successfully conducted. Further, extended field trials of TCAS in pilot section Lingamapalli-Vikarabad-Wadi-Bidar (250 RKms) of  Secunderabad  Division  of  South  Central  Railway  are  in no. 57547/57548 has also been equipped for the trials in the pilot progress. Presently one pair of passenger train section.

- (ii)    Global  Positioning  System  (GPS):  GPS  based  'FOG  PASS'
- device which displays the name and distance of approaching signals  and  other  critical  land  marks  in  advance  during  poor visibility  condition  has  been  developed and is on trial. It is a portable equipment and issued to loco pilots for working trains during fog season.

Total 1381 nos. of Fog Pass device has been implemented on Indian Railways out of which 1017 are on Northern, 240 are on North Eastern and 124 are on North Western Railway on trial basis. …2/-

- (c)  Yes, Madam. TCAS and Fog Pass device have been designed to work on goods and passenger trains.
- (d) Train Collision Avoidance System: Since the system is under trial at  this  stage,  decision  regarding  its  implementation  on  rail network shall be taken after successful conclusion of the trials GPS  based  'FOG  PASS':  Further  provision  of  5000  Fog  Pass Device  is  proposed  in  Railway  Budget  2016-17  for  fog  affected region of Northern and North Eastern area.
- (e)  Year-wise number of collisions (Consequential Train Accidents) and  casualties  during  the  5  years  and  current  year  (up  to January, 2016) are given as under:-

| Year                        |   No of collisions |   Casualties |   Injured |
|-----------------------------|--------------------|--------------|-----------|
| 2010-11                     |                  5 |          240 |       296 |
| 2011-12                     |                  9 |           22 |       191 |
| 2012-13                     |                  6 |           27 |        76 |
| 2013-14                     |                  4 |           01 |        07 |
| 2014-15                     |                  5 |           15 |        58 |
| 2015-16 (Upto January 2016) |                  2 |           01 |        08 |

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