Real Time Train Information System (RTIS) based on ‘SIMRAN’ becomes Functional



The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Dinesh Trivedi addressing the

Economic Editors’ Conference-2011, in New Delhi on October 19, 2011.

The Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Vinay Mittal is also seen. PIB Photo



Real Time Train Information System (RTIS) based on ‘SIMRAN’ becomes Functional. Minister of Railways Shri Dinesh Trivedi inaugurated this facility during the Economic Editors Conference. For this, a work has been approved in Railway Budget 2011 at a cost of Rs. 110.0 Cr.  The project is likely to be completed by Dec.’ 2012.

Advanced Communication and Information Technologies have revolutionalised the ways we do our business. Indian Railways is no exception. Customer expectations have risen. Yesterday’s better services are today’s basic necessities. Availability of accurate train running information on a click of a button is one such facility public would love to have. Train information dissemination through 139 in the existing Train Information System over Indian Railway, being dependent on manual collection & feeding of train running information has certain limitations.  To overcome limitations of the existing Train Running Information System, it was decided to develop GPS based train tracking system jointly by RDSO & IIT-Kanpur.  The system has been developed and working successfully in number of trains.  It has now been decided to open the Real-time Train Information System (RTIS) to public in few trains to begin with effect from 19th October 2011.   Minister of Railways Shri Dinesh Trivedi inaugurated this facility during the Economic Editors Conference being held here. The trains covered for this first phase  will be:- S.NO. Train No. Train Name 1. 12301 Howrah - N Delhi Rajdhani 2. 12302 N Delhi - Howrah Rajdhani 3. 12305 Howrah - N Delhi Rajdhani 4. 12306 N Delhi - Howrah Rajdhani 5. 12313 Sealdah - N Delhi Rajdhani 6. 12314 N Delhi - Sealdah Rajdhani 7. 12951 Mumbai Central - N Delhi Rajdhani 8. 12952 N Delhi - Mumbai Central Rajdhani 9. 12953 Mumbai Central - Nizamuddin A K Rajdhani 10. 12954 Nizamuddin - Mumbai Central A K Rajdhani 11. 12003 Lucknow - N Delhi Shatabdi 12. 12004 N Delhi - Lucknow Shatabdi RTIS system deployed in the trains mentioned above will provide the following information to public/passengers:  (i)        Train locations. (ii)        Train running position (i.e. whether train is running on time or if running late and   by how much.   (iii)       Train location with respect to next stopping station in terms of kms. This information will be available on website “http://www.simran.in”. Public may also get the train running information through SMS  by sending a text  message  “ <train number>” to mobile number  09415139139.   Ministry of Railways has decided to implement RTIS to track all trains, passenger as well as freight trains.  For this, a work has been approved in Railway Budget 2011 at a cost of Rs. 110.0 Cr.  The project is likely to be completed by Dec.’ 2012. ---PIB