Indian Railways is going to install AI-based technology to enhance the safety of freight trains.
Indian Railways AI technology: The Indian Railways is continuously upgrading its trains and systems to enhance the travel experience of passengers. The Railways is now planning to use Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based technology to improve the safety of freight trains. This move also aims to fix the problems in spotting unlocked or tampered doors on moving freight trains, which pose major safety and security risks.
Why Is Indian Railways Using AI-Based Technology?
The Indian Railways is planning to install new AI-based Locking Monitoring System called – ‘DRISHTI’. This AI-based system will reduce the number of manual checks, which are impractical for long-haul rakes under dynamic conditions. These manual checks takes a lot of time and energy.
The prototype system has been under successful trial for the past ten months on selected wagons.
Which Company Has Developed The AI System For Indian Railways?
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) joined hands with the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation (IITG TIDF) to develop the AI system for the Indian Railways.
The real-time monitoring system can automatically detect and alert about issues in door locks during transit. It uses advanced computer vision and machine learning technology for the detection purposes.
AI-Based Surveillance System for Wagon Door Lock Monitoring
DRISHTI will bring more transparency and technological assurance to freight security system.
As per NFR, DRISHTI aims to enhance reliability and minimise human intervention.
“Such a system can provide real-time status updates on door lock conditions, detect abnormal events or tampering during transit and issue automated data-driven alerts without affecting normal train operations. By integrating advanced analytics and imaging technology, the system aims to strengthen wagon sealing integrity, enhance reliability and minimise human intervention,” said NFR.
It further added that the AI system has AI cameras and sensors to capture and analyse door positions and locking conditions.
“Preliminary results have shown encouraging accuracy levels, validating the potential of this indigenous innovation. Further refinements and scalability plans are underway for wider application across the NFR network to strengthen rolling stock safety and operational reliability,” it said.
