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Transforming TrainsThrough Technology

RollingStock 2.0

The role of technology is transformational in optimization of Indian Railway’s business. Innovative technology interventions are required right from the design stage to the service delivery stage and in reverse from feedback stage to the design stage. Automation in rolling stock, passenger services, freight services, train operations, safety and security are becoming essential for railways to stay relevant in today’s world. This automation is thus expected to increase revenue, save costs and enhance passenger experience for Indian Railways.� ��Indian Railways is committed to building a technology infused Rolling stock –with increased trust and confidence in industry to achieve economies of scale, sustainable growth, development of talent in all its forms, and greater collaboration.� Indian Railways actively seeks industry partners in powering this growth story for Indian Railways. Indian Railways aims to partner with like-minded organizations and individuals to take this vision forward.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Five Pillars of Rolling Stock 2.0 08

1 Transform Existing Train Services and Experience 09-13

2 Heralding World-Class Countrywide Mobility 14-16 as per International Best Practices

3 GDP Growth through National Logistics Policy 17-20

4 GDP Growth through National Policy for 21-22 Advanced Manufacturing & Make in India

5 Environmental/Energy Impact as per 23-26 National/International Commitments

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Mr Rajesh Agrawal Member (Rolling Stock), Railway Board

ForewordMinistry of Railways

Indian Railways is presently one of the largest railway networks in the world. In terms of railway network, only US, China, and Russia surpass Indian Railways, but in terms of ridership Indian Railways is the leader with an annual ridership of about 8 Billion people. Everyday, 23 million people travel on Indian Railways which is almost equal to the population of the entire Australian continent. Indian Railways has always been a nation builder and remains the socio-economic lifeline of the country.

Given the scale of the Great Indian Railways, it has become necessary for us to seek and adopt innovative technologies in order to solve challenges such as efficient manufacturing of rolling stock, managing and enhancing passenger services, enhancing freight revenue and optimising all operations. Adoption of “Industry 4.0” is a step in this direction. This will bring in world-class quality and enable the Indian Railways to tap the export market. To enhance reliability and availability, “smart” yards are being set up which would predict anomalies long before they actually happen. The Railways is thus pioneering adoption of Maintenance 2.0. It is also on a path to develop Train 20, an intelligent aluminium body coach which will usher in safer, faster and comfortable travel for the citizens of India. While embarking on this journey, the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India for Digital India, Make in India, Start up India, Skill India and Swachh Bharat are being successfully delivered by Indian Railways.

With the Railways on a transformative path, we have a huge task ahead of us. We must embrace technological advancements, while ensuring economic and environmental sustainability. In this innovation-led journey, Indian Railways is working with several industry partners and is keen to work with many more. The industry has shown maturity, will and commitment to grow and excel, time and again.

I am pleased to share this information booklet, with a hope that it would ignite many more such initiatives that translate into scalable deliverables even as the Railways and our industry partners work together to power India’s progress.

Mr Chandrajit BanerjeeDirector General, Confederation of Indian Industry

The creation of smart and user-friendly mobility systems with radical advancement facilitated by technologies, renewed models and strategies and thorough understanding of the concept of digital transformation is becoming paramount in the development of rail transport in the new economy. Logistics Infrastructure, especially the rail network of a country like India is always a critical enabler to economic growth. Lots of trends are incorporated into Indian railways, from adoption of automation to various smart train concepts improve operations, provide new opportunities and increase the flexibility and efficiency of the network.

From transforming existing rail service experience to heralding world class mobility, India has embarked on the transformational journey that aligns with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision for Digital India, Make in India, Start-up India, Skill India and Swachh Bharat. The rail sector, especially the rolling stock market is coming up with a gamut of technological interventions transforming the entire train services and experience. There are several initiatives commenced under the National Policy for Advanced Manufacturing and Make in India, essentially increasing technological depth, making impact on competitiveness as well as in GDP growth terms. Successful sustainable initiatives such as green technologies have ventured with national and international commitments that make tremendous environmental and energy impact.

This information booklet provides a perspective on how India’s rail network and rolling stock is evolving to meet future needs and presents a technology paradigm-based modal strategy as the best way forward. It lays out the elements of Make in India and Advanced Manufacturing policy to move from strategy to implementation and all these at a right time for all stakeholders, policy makers, regulators, private and public service providers to act in cohesion and build the railway of future.

I hope that this booklet will contribute to the ongoing discussions and technological developments to the logistics infrastructure, especially Rolling stock as an imperative for economic development.

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Mr Anand ChidambaramChairman, CII Rail Division and Managing Director, Progress Rail

Railways play a crucial role in integrating markets and increasing trade in the country directly as well as indirectly prompting socio-economic activity. Rolling stock that carry passengers and freight, i.e. coaches and wagons, are the physical interface of the railway system with its customers. Continuous enhancements and improvements in rolling stock is key to providing better services to the customers of railways.

The railway industry in India indigenously meets majority of the demands of Indian Railways with regards to maintenance and manufacture of coaches and wagons. The past few years has seen a new thrust on upgrading coaches and wagons and using concepts of IoT, sensorisation and automation to bring in more efficiency. This is essential to enable Indian railway products to become globally relevant. The industry has strong capacity and capability to be a partner to the Indian Railways in the journey of Rolling stock 2.0.

I am pleased to share this information booklet is a useful compendium of all the key initiatives of Indian Railways. The industry has been a key contributor in the success of these initiatives and will continue to work with the Indian Railways to bring more innovative products to the market to serve citizens of India and also enable rail sector exports from India.



The Five Pillars of Rolling Stock 2.0aligned to the PM’s vision for India

FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS FOR THE TRANSFORMATION

1. Digital India 2. ConnectingIndia 3. Start-up India 4. Make in India 5. Swachh India

Transform existing train services and

experience

Swarn,Utkrisht, Tejas, Vistadome

Head on Generation (HOG)

Washing plants(ACWP)

Faster (130-160 Kmph)

Vacuum toilets

LED, PA/PIS

Jerk free

Semi-High speed (160-200 Kmph)

Suburban EMU at 80-120 Kmph

Metro proliferation in 50-400 cities

Metro / EMU/ MEMU interchange

Aluminum body lighter coaches

Very high speed trains (Bullet)

Regional MEMU at 110-160 Kmph

LTR / Monorail for downtown

Targetting the NEXT billion in Freight

25T wagon developed

Improved coal and iron ore Wagons

Double stack containers, Reefers

RO-RO, Road Railers

Smart Yard

Max speed 100/75 kmph in convoys

Pressure discharge for cement / fly ash

ICF, MCF, RCF, RWF, RWP

Exports

Make in India

AI / Big data, IOT

Training centers, COE

New projects- Latur, Sonipat, Badnera

Highest production

Industry 4.0

Green train stations

Coach Mitra, OBHS

Bio-toilets

Third party audits

Solar & alternate Energy

Heritage- hill railways, Steam Locos

Green workshops

ISO 14000, GreenCo, HLAC

GDP Growth through National Logistics

Policy

GDP Growth through National policy for

Advanced Manufacturing & Make in India

Environmental / Energy Impact as per

National / International Commitments

Heralding World Class Countrywide Mobility as per International

Best Practices

Awe,Ambience

and Amenities

Cheap,Comfortable,Convenient

Technology,Training and

Turnover

ResponsibleGrowth

Safe,Secure,Swift

Perform, Reform, Transform

Skill, Scale and Speed

1. Transform Existing Train Services and Experience: Key Initiatives

Digital India

SMART Coach

LED Destination Board

SKYLOAlerts

CCTV System withFacial & Analytics

Fire/ SmokeEN 45545

Real-time WSP monitoring

Intranet:-

OBHSInfotainment

Train ManagementSystem (TCMS)

Auto

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LED Chartor Custom

Display

Automatic

Door / Step

Smart Coach is an initiative towards predictive maintenance along with infotainment and advanced passenger amenities with introduction of PICCU (passenger information and coach computing unit).

Passenger Address/

Infotainment (PAPIS)

Train Communication

Network (TCN)

Automatic Plug-Door

& Step Control

CCTVs with

Facial Recognition

Fire/Smoke,Detection,

Suppression & Alert

Emergency Talk

Back (ETB)System

On-Board Condition

Monitoring(OBCMS)

Real-time Remote

Monitoring & Alerts

Awe, Ambience and Amenities

Traceability Data Matrix Tagging - QR/RFID (GS1, PCGlobal, ISO-9000/14000/18000, EN-50126, ISO/IEC-16022/24720/18004, ATASpec2000, AIAG B4, SAE AS 9132, Industry 4.0)



UV Filter for Return Air

ElectroFilter, Dust Level

Filter Choke Detector

CO2 Sensor, AQI

Temp 240C, Humidity

Reverse Cycle

EN 13129, 14750

Train Communication Network (TCN)

PICCU/ Thin SMART Switch Board

Connected MCUEN 50122, 24• Ethernet Train Backbone (ETB)

- Multifunction Vehicle Bus (MVB)

- Wire Train Bus (WTB)

- CANopen Consist Network (CCN)

• EN / IEC 61375, EN 62580, UIC 556,

UIC 558

Brain of Coach & :-

E nergy Consumed

Battery Condition

Noise Levels

Axle-Box Mounted Wireless Piezo - Acoustic Sensor for :-

Bearing Condition Monitoring

Wheel Condition Monitoring

Track Condition Monitoring

Ride Index

Derailment Coefficient

Heat Map of Track

Real-time Alerts/ Analytics/ AI

Toilet IoTs for:-

Clogging

Water Seal

Venturi

Dustbin

Odour

Exhaust-Fan

Occupation

Water Level

WRA

Lights

Coach No. Train Start on

NR18155 Kaifiyat Exp. 03.04.19

NR182737 LKO AC Exp. 03.04.19

CR192043 Kaifiyat Exp. 07.05.19

NR193793 LKO AC Exp. 26.04.19

NWR196240 JP INDB Exp 18.11.19

Smart Coach status: 100 coaches- PO placed on 19.08.19

50 coaches- To be retendered with revised specification

Coach Diagnostic System

Overview

CentralCoach System

(CCS)

CC TV

Toilet Occupancy

Infotainment Display

Audio AnnouncementElectric Power

Attendant Calling

Other required Applications

Location Display

OBDAir ConditioningEnvironment Control

Various amenities can be sub categorised under the following heads:

The Energy harvester based sensor monitors the condition of wheel, bearing and hard spots on the Track. The same is fed to the data concentrator and transmitted via GPS/GPRS to a remote server. The data can be used for diagnosis.

Surveillance & Security 6 cameras fitted on the coach give live recording. With PICCU footage can be accessed from control centre itself.

Interface with othersubsystem

HVAC [Heating ventilation and air conditioning unit].Various parameters related to human comfort with respect to air circulation are under continuous monitoring.

WLI [water level indicator]A SMS shall be sent to the next watering station when the water level falls below half. This can be programmed at the base monitoring unit [Coaching Depot]

WSP [wheel slip protection monitoring]:Integration of WSPD with PICCU and posting of data live on the web server will help Railways detect faulty valves, brake binding cases wheel slips better, and prevent premature turning of wheels.

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PAPIS & DigitalDestination board

Automated GPS based announcement triggers from PICCU using pre-recorded voice segments regarding speed of train, next station name, distance remaining, expected time of arrival, delay and safety messages.

Flush type LED Digital Destination Board displaying text in two rows

Row 1: Train Number and Coach Type

Row 2: Scrolling text display of destina-tion and intermediate station in multiple languages

HVAC • HEPA filter

• Clogged filter indicator,

• Air quality index Particulate pollution PM 10, PM 2.5

• CO2, SO2 level monitoring,

• Electrostatic filter, UV filter

• Power consumption

• Compressor cycle monitoring

• Fresh air monitoring

Video analytics withface detectionfeature & unusualoccurrence feature.

Fire and smoke detection unit with integration to PICCU, PA/PIS system for emergency evacuation.

Energy metering module to measure the energy consumption of coach.

Integration of WSP

Toilet occupancy status.

Logging of passenger’s need/complaint.

WI-FI infotainmentsystem &Emergency Talkback

Passengers can view Movies, Songs, Videos, Play Games and also view journey progression on their handhelds using mobile based Application.

Further improvements planned in Version 2.0:

Utkrisht Coach

Automatic Coach Washing Plants

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2. Heralding World Class Countrywide Mobility as per International Best Practices: Key Initiatives

Connecting India

Range of train services catering to various demands of IR passengers

A wide Spectrum of transportation provided by Indian Railways:

Indian railways offers a variety of options for transportation to commuters. Ranging from intracity transportation through monorail/LTR, to inter city transportation, to connecting important cities at a longer distance at high speed to veryhigh speed Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor.

India is joining the elite club of countries which will have the capability to manufacture Aluminium bodied lighter coaches. MCF Rae Bareilly is the 1st unit to have moved in this direction.

Very High SpeedBullet Train250 + Kmph

Semi High SpeedVande Bharat160-200 Kmph

Main Line TrainsLHB Coaches120-160 Kmph

Regional TrainsMEMUs/DEMUs90-120 Kmph

Suburban TrainsEMUs80-100 Kmph

Metro TrainsMetro/LRT/Mono Rail60-100 Kmph

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Very High Speed Train250 + Kmph

Semi High Speed Train: Vande Bharat160-200 Kmph

Sabarmati

Mumbai

Ahmedabad

Anand

Vadodara

Bharuch

Surat

Bilimora

Vapi

Boisar

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Thane

Total Length: 508.09 Km

COST: 1,08,000 Crores

Stations: 12 (8 in Gujarat-349.03 Km & 4 in

Maharashtra- 154.76 Km)

Dadar & Nagar Haveli - 4.30 Km

All elevated except Mumbai

460.3 Km Viaducts (90.5%)

9.22 Km Bridges (1.8%)(River Vaitarna, 1,950m)

25.87 Km Tunneling (5.1%)(Longest Tunnel: 21 Km with 7 Km Undersea)

12.9 Km Embankment/Cutting (2.5%)

Travel Time:2.07 Hrs (limited Stops) 2.58 Hrs (all stops)

• New Bogie• Higher Speed• Faster Acceleration• Contemporary • Passenger Amenities


Cheap, Comfortable, Convenient

• Improved Passenger Experience: Swarn,Tejas, Humsafar, Antodaya…

• Safer LHB instead of ICF

• All Slow Passenger Trains to be replaced by 2022-23

Main Line Trains120 -160 Kmph

Regional MEMU/DEMU90 -120 Kmph

• Now set to proliferate with AC, Door-control, PAPIS and far better Amenities

Suburban EMUs80 -100 Kmph

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3. GDP Growth through National Logistics Policy: Key Initiatives

Startup India

SMART Yard

A Smart Yard for rolling stock maintenance will leverage ICT systems, sensors and data analytics to gather rolling stock condition information such as bearing condition, wheel defects, wheel profile, axle temperature etc, before the train reaches the yard for maintenance. It will then use this information for objective fault assessment and proactive staffing, thereby, reducing turn-around time while boosting safety and improving productivity. Smart yard ecosystem consists of:

Sensors: Sensors are deployed on the wayside to collect data from the passing by wagons/ coaches. OMRS (Online Monitoring of Rolling Stock) has its own sensors such as RailBAM, WCM-WILD

Smart Yard Integrated Platform (SIP): SIP will create a central repository of the data. SIP will allow standardization, collation and analysis of the data in a vendor neutral way.Yard officials will obtain a real time comprehensive report of a rake entering the yard. SIP will integrate the insights driven from the sensor data with legacy application of Railways to provide a seamless picture of the rolling stock. With prompt and objective defect detection, maintenance gangs and equipment can be planned and deployed proactively on the arrival of the rake in the yard. With such interventions, the turnaround time of the rakes is expected to reduce, which will lead to enhancement of the revenue for railways, operational efficiency for the yards and quality of life of the railway staff.

Online Monitoring System of Rolling stock System (OMRS) is a way-side inspection system consisting of Acoustic Bearing Detector (ABD) and Wheel Impact Load Detector (WILD). ABD gives an early warning on possible defects in the bearing box, before reaching the stage of hot box whereas WILD system measures the impact of wheel on tracks to automatically identify the defective wheels in Rolling Stock.


SMART Yard

How System works: Acoustic Bearing Detector (ABD) system consists of two microphone array mounted along the track which is optimized to record acoustic signal emitted from the axle box bearings of all type of rolling stock. The acoustic signature emitted by each bearing is anaylsed to identify any possible defects in the bearings. The data is used to generate train wise report of critical alarms exceeding a threshold value of maximum dynamic load and Impact Load Factor. In the case of impact value exceeding threshold limit alarm is generated and communicated to control office for taking corrective action

Status of Implementation of OMRS: A pilot project of TBMS (Track-side Bogie Monitoring System based on Acoustic Bearing Detection system) has been installed at BAKKAS in Lucknow Division of NR. 25 OMRS equipment's have been planned for installation at 20 locations on IR’s network in Phase-I. Out of 25 OMRS systems, 7 installed, 9 are expected to be installed in current FY and remaining systems will be installed in Zonal Railways by 2020.

OMRS (site photographs from Panipat)

National Command Centre at Delhi Kishan Ganjfor monitoring all OMRS sites

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Targeting the NEXT billion in freight

Increase in the freight carrying capacity from 7 million MT to 1 Billion MT. Following initiatives are being taken by Indian Railways to achieve the same.

Wagon design for new traffic streams:

Bulk, Cement & fly ashtransportation

BCFC wagon with 22.9t axle load was developed as the next generation of bulk fly ash and cement wagon (earlier BCCW wagon) and 2 rakes were procured by IR for developing this new traffic stream. Based on the experience gained during trials of BTAP wagons it was seen that the BTAP wagons are capable of loading up to CC+6t capacity. Also BTAP wagons have some infringement of schedule of dimension of IR particularly in terms of its height. Accordingly, a new wagon has been designed for transportation of fly ash and cement in bulk, BTFC wagon. This wagon has about 10% additional through put compared to BTAP, is fully complying to IR SOD and can be loaded up to CC+8t axle load. The process for proto type of this wagon type has already started.

Steel Coil 1 BFNS 22.9 wagon earlier being used for steel coil transportation had rake through put of about 2800t. Based on the feedback from industry a new wagon named BFNSM has been designed, which has a rake through put 4100t of steel coil per rake. The wagon design was finalised and proto type manufactured in 2014-15. 3 rakes of this type of wagon has already been inducted in service in 2018-19 for transportation of steel coils.

Wagon design for new traffic streams:

Steel Coil 2 After induction of BFNSM wagon, a new requirement was brought out by other steel manufacturers that steel coil carrier wagon should be capable of being loaded not only using by EOT cranes but also by fork lift truck from the side. A new wagon design of BFNV wagons has been developed jointly between RDSO, JSW Steel and JRIL. The proto type of this wagon is expected to be manufactured in 2019. This wagon is expected to transport cold rolled coils, which are conventionally smaller in size compared to hot rolled coil and as such number of coils loaded per wagon would be higher, which can be accommodated easily in BFNV wagon. BFNV wagons also have the facility of removable cover on the wagon so as to protect the CRC coils, used by automobile and FMCG sector, during transit. The proto type wagon is expected to be completed by end of December 2019.


Road Railers Beyond Multi model containerised traffic, the concept of road railer had been under development. During 2016-17 the sanction for operation of these trains up to 75kmph in loaded condition and 80kmph in empty condition was issued. The commercial operation of these trains started in 2018-19 between Melpakkam near Chennai on SR and Palwal near New Delhi on NR. This design consists of a road railer vehicle, which can carry a container on a road railer from customer premises to the railway yard. After arrival in railway yard, the trailer itself climbs on to railway wheels and gets converted into a wagon automatically. 50 such units get coupled together and can move as a single train to the other end where the train gets dismantled into 50 trailers.

Parcel Wagon Parcel traffic currently moves using VPU/VPH type ICF design coaches, which have limited volumetric and tonnage capacity and at the same time require much frequent maintenance attention similar to the other coaching stock. RDSO has finalised the design of new parcel wagon, which has a volumetric loadable capacity of 180Cu.m against 145Cum being available in VPU/VPH coaches. The proto type manufacture of this type is completed in 2015-16. In 2018-19 the oscillation trial of these wagons have been successfully conducted up to speeds 110kmph in empty/loaded condition. The design of this wagon is expected to be introduced commercially once the detailed commercial arrangement about PCC and rating is finalised, which is currently under consideration in Commercial Dte.

Private Parcel Wagon design Another private design proposal for new parcel wagon with volumetric loadable capacity 205 Cum is also under consideration currently at RDSO. The design proponents are currently awaiting the outcome of deliberations of the commercial aspects of this traffic stream.


4. GDP Growth through National Policy for Advanced Manufacturing & Make in India: Key Initiatives

Make in India

Industry 4.0

Coach manufacture at MCF comprises of

Smart sensors are the drivers of Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) in factories and workplaces. Once implemented at scale, the combination of sophisticated sensors and increased computational power will enable new ways to analyze data and gain actionable insights to improve many areas of operations. The result will be responsive and agile production processes that ensure and enhance performance across a range of industrial sectors. Surviving and prospering in the coming era will require signifi cant investment both in the technologies themselves and, equally importantly, in the people who can extract value from those technologies.

Indian Railways already has a success story in the Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Rae Bareilly which is evolving into a new dimension with IOT and Industry 4.0

Onward march

Recently MCF has networked many of it's key work stations and these stations are monitored from a central location in almost real time. Production capacity has been added from earlier invisible gaps

Frontrunner

A joint Research Project under aegis of Department of Science and Technology with IIT/Kanpur as Research partner, has been launched to integrate complete design and manufacturing systems. This would include Product Development, Design Validation, Digital Twinning, Integration with Manufacturing Eng. Systems, Recognition and traceability, Equipment Analytics, Rolling stock design capabilities beyond 160 Kmph Automation Industry and product design groups have all the opportunity to venture in to new research and products with Indian Railways.

Technology, Training and Turnover

• Shell manufacture, fabrication and assembly.

• Bogie frame, Wheel and axle, and Assembly of Bogie

• Furnishing of coach interiors

Opportunities for future expansion

Indian Railway Production Units and Workshops. Other Govt. Factories like Defense and PSUs will follow suite.

Manufacturing Technology

• State of art welding power sources are employed using 5 and 6 axis robots for welding and fabrication.

• State of art machining transfer lines have been employed for machining of wheels and axles. The quality systems is integrated in this transfer lines ensuring zero defect production.

• Bogie frame fabrication is carried out on robotic welding transfer line , using algorithms to ensure optimum use of Robots.

• A state of art Training Institute imparts hands on training in configuring and using motion controllers employed in machines and robots, to make all this possible.

through these new initiatives. The onward march of MCF has ushered in to a new era of true Industry 4.0. Collaborating with Academicians and Automation leaders. The MCF is now collaborating with leaders in Automation Industry and the Academics to take manufacturing to new frontiers. The collaboration of design, scheduling, machines, manufacturing and quality through conventional algorithms as well as fuzzy logic has been taken up as a research project to move further towards a truly futuristic manufacturing unit. IIT/Kanpur is our research partner in creation of intelligence through neural networks.


From Forging Axles and Casting Wheels

To World Class Manufacturing Capabilities

Highest production of coachesin the last two decades

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5. Environmental/Energy Impact as per National/International Commitments: Key Initiatives

Swachh India

Bio-toilets

To eliminate the direct discharge of human waste, generated in train coaches, onto the tracks, Indian Railways (IR) have introduced bio-toilets in its passenger carrying coaches. These bio-toilets ensure on-board accelerated digestion & disposal of human waste from trains.

Beginning with the induction of mere 57 bio-toilets in 31 coaches in January 2011, IR has now provided more than 2.2 lakh bio-toilets covering about 61,500 passenger carrying coaches. Exponential growth of installation of bio-toilets over the years (mainly in last 5 years) may be seen in the graph

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Dustbin & S-trap

• Stainless steel dustbins are provided in all biotoilets for the disposal of garbage, bottles, napkins, etc. steam trap senses the difference in steam and liquid draining out from the pipeline

• Automatic valves ensures that bio tank do not outflow

• Removes condensate and non-condensate gases without losing any live steam

Wireless automatic clog detection systemof bio-toilets

• Automatic detection of choking in toilets

• Enables real-time rectification of choking through dedicated on-board cleaning staff

• Sensors installed detects toilet choking and immediately alerts on board staff through SMS

Bio-Vacuum

• The vacuum system discharges the human waste into biodegradable tank

• It reduces water consumption and bad odour in toilets

• Enhance passenger experience

• Bio-Vacuum is used in aircrafts

Trolley mounted mobile sewageevacuation machine

• The machine is used for bio-toilet waste disposal from IR coaches

• Evacuate the 1st chamber of bio-digester tank in case of choking

• Increases the efficacy of bio-toilet system

• No physical contact of workers with faecal matter

Focus on cleanliness:Some important measures / highlights include:

• Integrated mechanised cleaning was provided at 488 Railway stations up to March 2018. It is now provided at 950 stations.

• Independent third party Survey of passenger perception on Cleanliness standards of 407 major railway stations carried out first time in 2016 and repeated in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, this survey was carried out at 720 Stations.

• On Board House Keeping Service (OBHS) is being provided since 2008-09. Starting from 2008-09, OBHS was provided in 416 pairs of trains up to March, 2014. 663 pairs of trains were added in 5 years from 2014-15 to 2018-19. More than 1090 pairs of trains are presently having facility of this service.

• Railways are setting up mechanized laundries for improving quality of washing of linen provided to AC coach passengers. Starting from 2009-10, 25 Mechanized laundries were set up till March, 2014. 36 more mechanised laundries were set up from 2014-15 to 2018-19 and 5 more added in 2019-20. It is planned to cover 100% linen washing requirement by mechanised laundries by next financial year.

• Considering the efforts of Railways, Ministry of Railways has been adjudged as the best effort by a Ministry for implementation of ‘Swachhta Action Plan’, and was awarded by Hon’ble President of India on 06th Sept 2019

Green Stations

• 13 Railway Stations have achieved Green

Certification, 7 out of these achieved Green

Certification in 2018-19 and 4 more in

2019-20 till now. 18 more Railway Buildings,

Offices, Campuses and other establishments

are also Green certified, including 2

Supervisor Training Centres (STCs) and 3

Railway Schools. Railway Hospital Ajmer is

the first railway hospital to achieve

Green rating.

• 85 Railway Stations have been certified for

implementation of Environment Management

System to ISO: 14001 in current year.

Green Workshops

Assessment and rating of IR’s major Workshops and Production Units as Green Industrial Units started with ‘GreenCo’ certification of 2 Workshops and 1 Production unit in 2016-17. 39 Workshops, 7 Production Units, 5 Diesel Sheds and one Stores depot and have been ‘GreenCo’ certified. 24 of these units were certified in 2018-19 and 07 more have been certified in current FY.



Heritage- Hill railways

Indian Railways have few Narrow Gauge railway lines built in the mountains of India, Out of these three railway lines has been designated as UNESCO World Heritage site. the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and the Kalka–Shimla Railway, are collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Mountain Railways of India. The fourth railway, the Matheran Hill Railway, is on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The basis of UNESCO's designation of the Mountain Railways of India as a World Heritage Site is "outstanding examples of bold, ingenious engineering solutions for the problem of establishing an effective rail link through a rugged, mountainous terrain".

The list of major mountain hill railways are as under:

• Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1881): Northern India ( Himalayas)

• Nilgiri Mountain Railway: Southern India (Western Ghats)

• Kalka–Shimla Railway (1898): Northern India (Himalayas)

• Matheran Hill Railway: Southern India (Western Ghats)

• Kangra Valley Railway (1924): Northern India (Himalayas)

Since UNESCO has designated the above three Railways as World Heritage site, Hon’ble Minister of Railways have also emphasized on reduction of travel time on these hill railway using technology up-gradation.

In order to upgrade the Rolling Stock, Zonal Railways have taken some very good initiatives to improve the aesthetics and comfort of their train coaches of hill Railways.

Responsible Growth

DHR (Darjeeling Hill Railway) On Darjeeling Hill Railway (DHR) Section:

Initially in June 2018, NF Railway has added a Vistadome

coach in the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR). NF Railway

has more on the pipeline to give tourists a new experience in

World Heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The Vistadome

coach can accommodate 40 people and the project was a

first-of-its-kind in India. One of the stand-out features of the

Vistadome coaches is the glass roof can be made transparent

for the passengers to get a panoramic view of their journey. In

case passengers want a better view, they can head to the

special observation lounges. All the seats in the vista dome

coaches are rotatable with pushback chairs. The coaches also

boast other features like automatic sliding compartment

doors, multiple television screens providing infotainment to

passengers, wide side door for Divyangs, GPS based info

system, LED lights and more. The Darjeeling Himalayan

Railway, also known as the DHR or Toy Train, is a 2ft (610 mm)

narrow gauge railway based on zig-zag and loop line

technology which runs between New Jalpaiguri and

Darjeeling in the West Bengal.

Inset is the Inside View of Vista dome Coach on DHR


KSR (Kalka – Shimla rail line) The Kalka-Shimla Railline also known as KSR, is 2’6”(760 mm)

Narrow Gauge Railway in the territory of Northern Railway

established in 1898. Inspired from the Vistadome coaches on

Darjeeling Hill Railway, Northern railway also has taken

initiative to induct the similar coaches in service on KSR to

attract the tourists and to glorify the World Heritage Site. The

Narrow Gauge coaches have been modified with bigger

windows and transparent roof for getting better panoramic

view during journey, Using better seats with pleasant

aesthetics will attract tourists & propagate the tourism traffic

on the Kalka-Shimla route.

Northern Railway has taken a major step in a bid to provide a

memorable experience to tourists especially those who are

seeking a railway journey in the hills. The iconic Kalka-Shimla

rail has been recently equipped with a Europe-like Vistadome

coach.

The train having a Vistadome coach, passengers taking a

Kalka-Shimla rail ride will be able to soak in the “aesthetic

landscape”. The newly converted coach will offer railway

passengers better vision through the glass top ceiling. Not

only will the train journey provide views of the mesmerizing

natural beauty outside but will give an interesting glimpse of

a narrow gauge railway section of Indian Railways.

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