TRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Case Study on TMS on MUMBAI SUBURBAN SECTION
• Mumbai CST to Kalyan (54 Km) - 26 stations
• Handles about 803 suburban trains which carry 35
lakh passengers daily and 208 Mail Express &
Miscellaneous movements
• Train movement is based on Automatic Signaling
• During peak hours trains are spaced at 3 minutes
interval
• Sectional capacity is already over saturated
@Why TMS
• The present system of train control does not
match highly intensive traffic requirement of
suburban section.
• Controllers have no visual display of train
movements.
• Station staff has to manually keep record of each
train movement.
• No real time information to passengers about
expected arrival time of trains.
Implementation of TMS
• Contract for TMS awarded to M/s Bombardier Transportation on 12.06.2008.
• Cost of contract Rs 26.61 cr.
• The scope of work consisted of:
– Central Server and Control Room Equipment
– Rear View Projection Unit
– Station Equipment for 26 stations including Field Interface Unit, PA/PIS integration,
Expected Arrival Time display, Video Display Unit for arrival time of next 2 trains.
– Maintenance period for 2 years
• TMS in CSTM- KYN section commissioned on 05.12.2013.
• System was under 2 year maintenance period as per contract.
TMS Video Wall
Section Controller:
– Live monitoring of train running
– Live status of Signaling gears
– Online generation of Train Control Chart,
Controllers Diary
– Online messaging facility to Station Masters
– Ease of decision making in case of emergencies,
blocks, train cancellation/ modification.
Announcer
– Live monitoring of trains running
– Expected arrival time of next 2 trains is
available
– Automatic operation of PA and PIS
– Automatic recording of train timing
– Automatic update of time table
Commuters:
– Expected arrival time indication at Platforms
– VDU for expected arrival of next 2 trains at FOB
– Accurate announcement and display of train
information
– Status of train information is available through
NTES on Real Time basis
(due to integration of TMS with ICMS)
Management:
– Integrated view of all trains and signaling gears of
CSTM-KYN sections at Control Room
– Live train data to CRIS server for unified reporting
– No possibility of false reporting of train timing
– Generation of various MIS reports
– Quick update of Train Time Table and download at
stations
REAR VIDEO PROJECTION SYSTEM
PRINTER
PLOTTER
TRG & SIMULATION
APPLICATION SERVERS
MAIN HOT STANDBY TERMINAL
CONTROLLER TERMINALS
DISPLAY WALL
CONTROLLER
Dual LAN
Centralised
Other Controller terminal Announcement
System MAINTAINER TERMINAL
Omnibus2 E1 channels
CST
D/I MUX
D/I MUX D/I MUX KALYAN VDU
PIS
PIS
SYSTEM DADAR INDICATOR
SYSTEM ASM PC
ASM PC ASM PC LOBBY/ PA System
Mumbai CST DADAR CARSHED
ASM PC
ETC
KALYAN
PIS SYSTEM
FIU
FIU
FI
Relay Room
Relay Room Relay Room
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FOR UNDERSTANDING PURPOSE ONLY
CONTROL ROOM EQUIPMENT
• Application server in hot standby mode and a Training &
simulation server (HP Itanium 64 bit servers, OS-RH
Linux4.8, Oracle 10G for DB)
• 40 KVA UPS with hot standby arrangement and 2hrs
battery backup.
• Rear Video Projection Units (BARCO DLP Panel size 70
inches diagonal in 2 rows of 8 panels each)
• Workstations with 3 monitors for Section Controllers and
workstations with 1 monitor for other Controllers
• A dual LAN connecting all workstations in Central Control
(HP router & switches)
• Line Interface Units for polling data coming from Field
Interface Units
CENTRAL CONTROL LAN SCHEMATIC
REAR VIDEO PROJECTION UNIT
FIELD EQUIPMENT • FIUs in relay rooms repeat the status of all panel indications such as
signals, points, track circuits etc. to the Central Server.
• 1KVA single phase UPS with 1 hour battery backup for FIUs.
• Drop Insert Nokia MUX equipments installed at all OFC locations between
CST-KYN and Terminal MUX at CST, BIRD, ABY and ABH.
• RAD ASM 31 modems (V.24) for connectivity between Relay room and OFC
• Workstation at train terminating and originating stations viz. CST,
BY,MZN,DR, CLA, LTT, TNA, DW, DI & KYN in star connectivity with router at
Central Control.
• ASM PC for operation of Indicator, EAIM and PA system.
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SCHEMATIC OF INSTALLATION AT A STATION
ANNOUNCER ROOM INSTALLATION
INTEGRATION OF TMS WITH ICMS
•Scope of TMS is limited to CSTM – KYN section. However, local trains run beyond Kalyan up to Karjat
and Kasara.
•As per contract TMS reports are limited to CSTM- KYN section. Division wanted unified report including
section beyond Kalyan by linking TMS data of CSTM-KYN with CRIS server.
•A separate work was executed for integration of TMS with CRIS server (for CRIS applications of COA,
ICMS and NTES).
•Work scope:
•Bombardier: Provided TMS real time data for CSTM-Kalyan without any delay on separate server
machine in Oracle database.
•CRIS: To install required software’s (JMS messenger) on separate machine to fetch the real time data
from oracle database to CRIS server.
•Division: To provide WAN connectivity through railnet from TMS Server (Mumbai) to CRIS Server.
•
CONCLUSION
•TMS has been commissioned successfully on 05.12.2013 in CSTM-KYN section and warranty period of two years has started form
06.12.2013.
•Following operation / passenger benefits are being felt in day-to-day suburban rail operations on account of TMS:
•The section controllers are much relieved with automatic time stampings in Train Control Charts. This has enabled them to focus on
management of train operations.
•Since live train movements are available both to Section Controllers and Cabin ASMs, the communication gap between them has been
eliminated.
•Availability of live indications of signaling gears and level crossing gates in the Control Center as well as with Cabin ASMs, is very useful
in planning traffic movement.
•Availability of live train movements is especially useful during Mega blocks / traffic disruption for planning train movements and
diversions.
•Commuters are benefited with real time announcements of train arrivals, delay, display of countdown in minutes beside Train
Indicators and display of information of next two trains expected in each platform in VDUs placed at station entrances and FOBs.
•TMS facilitates to get Online Information of the Status of Running of Trains through NTES.
Content Drafted by Shri Rajeev Kumar Dy.CSTE(C)
Dadar
Shri Bhaskar Verma DSTE(C)
Dadar
