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Indian Railways TPWS Rollout Plan

The document outlines Indian Railways' plan to roll out a Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) in three segments from 2012-2020 to reduce accidents from trains passing signals at danger. Segment 1 will cover 3,300 route kilometers of dense automatic block signaling sections in two phases by 2015. Segment 2 will cover the entire 5,024 route kilometer A route by 2016. Segment 3 will cover the 10,800 route kilometer B route by 2020. The system will be cost-effective, interoperable, upgradable and conform to open standards to allow for indigenous manufacturing and long-term support.

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Indian Railways TPWS Rollout Plan

The document outlines Indian Railways' plan to roll out a Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) in three segments from 2012-2020 to reduce accidents from trains passing signals at danger. Segment 1 will cover 3,300 route kilometers of dense automatic block signaling sections in two phases by 2015. Segment 2 will cover the entire 5,024 route kilometer A route by 2016. Segment 3 will cover the 10,800 route kilometer B route by 2020. The system will be cost-effective, interoperable, upgradable and conform to open standards to allow for indigenous manufacturing and long-term support.

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Indian Railways

Train Protection & Warning System


Roll Out Plan

December 2011,New Delhi

Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) ------- Roll Out Plan for Indian Railways (IR) ------Objective Provision of cost effective Train Protection & Warning System to mitigate the risk of Signal Passing At Danger (SPAD) by Motormen/Loco Pilots of trains leading to accidents. Train Protection and Warning System conforming to Open Specifications, Interoperable, Upgradeable, Multiple Vendor with indigenized manufacturing for long term sustained support Indian Railways plan to deploy Train Protection & Warning System first on its Automatic Block Signalling Sections followed by other High Density Routes, as per following Roll Out plan (indicative). Segment 1 : To cover all dense Automatic Block Signaling sections of IR spread over eight Zonal Railways covering approx. 3300 Route Kilometers in two phases, with provision of approx. 2300 On Board equipment on EMUs, MEMUs, Locomotives & other vehicles, running on these sections. Phase I: approx. 1500 RKMs Phase II: approx. 1800 RKMs Time Period: 2012-2015 Segment 2: Cover entire A route of IR approx. 5024 RKMs (balance) with approx. 3400 On board equipment on EMUs, MEMUs, Locomotives & other vehicles running on the sections Time Period : 2012-2016 Segment 3 : Cover entire B route of IR approx. 10,800 RKMs with approx. 1100 On board equipment on EMUs, MEMUs, Locomotives & other vehicles running on the sections Time Period : 2013-2020 Note: 1. The above figures/timelines are indicative. 2. For ensuring economy in costs and sustained long term maintenance support, while initial part quantity may be imported to commence the projects, major quantities shall be manufactured in the country with suitable transfer-of-technology. 3. Onboard equipment fitment on new Locos/EMUs/MEMUs shall be carried out in IRs Production Units along with their manufacturing. 4. A central dedicated organization Central Organisation for Railway Safety Systems (CORSS) created for expeditious roll out of TPWS and other Safety Projects.

Solution to be deployed Migration/ Roll Out Plan

Please note this is not a Tender Notice

TPWS Roll Out Plan: Route & Section Details


Phase 1 of Segment 1 Railways/ Sections
Railway WR ER Section Mumbai Central-Virar-VadodaraAhmedabad Sealdah-Howrah-Khana & Automatic Signalling sections on Howrah/Sealdah Divisions Howrah-Kharagpur-Tatanagar Ghaziabad-Tundla-Kanpur Route KMs 500 326 Onboard equipment 60 125

SER NCR Total

250 414 1490

250 100 535

Draft Broad Technical Specifications

For A & C Routes of IR


A cost effective, inter-operable, upgradable TPWS solution generally conforming to RDSOs Specification no. RDSO/SPN/183/2011 Version2, as under: ETCS Level 1 (SIL 4) with following reduced functionalities a. Simplified User friendly IR DMI b. Shunt Signals not to be covered (shunt speed regulation to be enforced from Onboard) c. A broad ceiling speed limit for Turnouts d. Temporary Speed Restrictions not covered

Please note this is not a Tender Notice

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