Smart Railway System
Posted: 18 May 2020
Date Written: April 21, 2020
Abstract
When it comes to travelling, in our country the cheapest and the most comfortable mode of transport is railway. A lot of people in India travel to other places using railways and some people use Indian Railways to travel even on daily basis. So, a lot of people trust railways with their life on daily basis and if the railways are not secure and prone to accident then life of many people are at risk. A lot of railway accidents occur at level crossing that is the point of intersection of road and railway track and the reason in most of the cases in human error. So, to avoid the accidents caused due to human failure this model is to make level crossing unmanned and smart than can reduce the chances of accidents manifold. This model automatically closes the gates of railway crossing when the train is arriving near the crossing before a safe interval of time so that there is no chance of human error. After the train has passed the gates are again opened automatically to allow people to use the roadways again. Also, our model keeps a track of the train passed from the particular crossing along with exact time of passing so that the data is maintained that too without human effort. With the help of IR sensor and using GSM, information can be sent to the authorities (loco pilot) of the train if the track has any hindrance so that accident can be avoided as far as possible.
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