Bengaluru's Namma Metro To Be The First In India To Use AI For Track Monitoring
According to Namma Metro officials, the AI technology will be able to detect anomalies on railway tracks and issue alerts to the Operation Control Centres (OCC) via the Train Control and Management System (TCMS), making it safer.
The upcoming yellow line of the Namma Metro in Bengaluru will be the first in India to use artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor tracks.
According to Namma Metro officials, the AI technology will be able to detect anomalies on railway tracks and issue alerts to the Operation Control Centres (OCC) via the Train Control and Management System (TCMS), making it safer.
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How AI will monitor tracks
The AI system will be fitted on the pilot train, which is also the inaugural journey of the day. The pilot train has personnel from various teams, such as rolling stock, traction, signalling, and track maintenance on board. This train runs at a reduced speed than regular services to examine all obstacles and potential issues along the route thoroughly.
The pilot train will autonomously assess the condition of the track and if any anomalies are detected, it triggers alerts through AI software.
By implementing this system in two train sets, redundancy is established to mitigate potential defects in one set.
Will be implemented on other routes also
Initially, the AI system will be deployed on the yellow line, but BMRCL plans to have the same feature on other upcoming lines that will have driverless trains.
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The Yellow Line of the Namma Metro is part of its Phase-II expansion and will have a total of 16 elevated stations. The Yellow Line which covers a distance of 18.8 km was started in 2017.
Driverless trains on Yellow Line
Once completed the Yellow Line will become the first Namma Metro route to have driverless trains.
These driverless trains are being introduced as a part of the Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) System, commonly known as ¡°Driverless Technology¡±.
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According to BMRCL, the driverless trains will reduce the headway to 90 seconds from the existing two and a half minutes.
While the trains can be operated without a driver, the BMRCL has decided to deploy Loco Pilots to allay passengers.
The prototype of these driverless trains reached Bengaluru recently.
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