Satellite-based system for tracking trains

• Tired of getting inaccurate and snail-paced information on movement of trains? Help is expected soon with the Railways going ahead with the Rs 110 crore satellite-based system to replace manual tracking of trains to provide its exact position on real-time basis.
• The real-time train information system (RTIS) aims to provide train running information to the public through internet, SMS on mobile phones, call centres and through train indication boards at stations.
• As per the plan, Railways is to install loco devices in all locomotives and stations to receive dynamic data on train movement through satellite.
• Name of the incoming train, speed, time duration and all relevant information required by passengers will be made available automatically once the system becomes operational.
• The system developed by IIT-Kanpur and RDSO uses global positioning system (GPS) and global system (GS) for mobile communication technology to transmit information.