Mumbai: The Indian Railways is expected to focus its capabilities on enhancing the safety features of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. The Railways will ensure that state-of-the-art safety features are added to the bullet trains which is expected to connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad soon. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav shared this information on social media platform X.
Instrumentation technologies for enhanced safety and better monitoring in the #BulletTrain project. pic.twitter.com/bPNJ64zmVy
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) May 12, 2024
The Bullet Train project will pay special attention to passenger safety. It is being built in a way that makes the train earthquake, storm and rain-resistant.
Bullet train earthquake sensors
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train will receive earthquake sensors based on Japanese Shinkansen bullet trains’ technology. The train will have 28 seismic sensors installed between Mumbai and Gujarat. Out of these, 22 will be installed in Maharashtra and 8 in Gujarat. These sensors will monitor seismic waves and automatically apply emergency brakes when the train passes through earthquake-affected areas.
Bullet train rain monitoring system
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet trains will be able to resist heavy rain. This will help in knowing the weather of the area where the train will run and bullet trains will not have to face bad weather and heavy rain. Many times trains get delayed due to heavy rain. Keeping all these things in mind, the Indian Railways plans to install a new system to monitor rain in bullet trains.
Bullet train wind speed detector
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will pass through coastal areas without being affected by strong winds. The train will be equipped with systems that can gauge storm-like conditions in advance. For this, the Indian railways will install anemometers at 14 places along the viaduct to detect the wind speed, which will provide data on winds blowing between 0-252 km per hour. If the wind speed reaches 72-130 km per hour, then the train speed will be reduced.
The Government of India is constantly working towards improving rail facilities. In this sequence, Indian Railways is updating new systems in the new bullet train project like earthquake sensors, rainfall monitoring system and safety of the train during strong winds. Biz News Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
