Indian Railways has decided to modernize its Signalling system on its entire network by implementing Modern Train Control system with LTE based MTRC. This is one of the most ambitious modernization projects of Indian Railways, which envisages upgradation of signaling system for improving safety, Line Capacity and to run trains at higher speed.
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Accordingly, a work of Modernization of Signalling system on entire Indian Railway network has been included in Works Programme 2018-19 at a cost of Rs. 77,912 Crores, to be implemented after approval of NITI Aayog, Extended Board for Railways (EBR) and sanction of CCEA. The work includes provision of
- Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System
- Electronic Interlocking System
- Remote Diagnostic & Predictive Maintenance System
- Long Term Evolution (LTE) based Mobile Train Radio Communication (MTRC) System
- Centralized Traffic Control System (CTC) /Train Management System (TMS)