Features of ‘Smart Trains’:
- The black box, which has been introduced for the first time by Indian Railways, will act as a coach control unit with communication interfaces to provide information on passengers and coach condition on real-time basis.
- AI-powered CCTVs will help those in the control room to keep a tab on untoward incidents and on the behaviour of on-board staff.
- Under the Internet of things-based system, the sensors will monitor the wheels, bearing and hard spots on the track, and will provide data through GPS/GPRS to the control room to avoid accidents.
- The Passenger Information and Coach Computing Unit (PICCU), an industrial grade computer, will monitor the coach maintenance and passenger interface.
