A MODEL OF ACCIDENT AVOIDING SYSTEM FOR RAILWAYS

Abstract

Accidents along railway railings are becoming more frequent. Indian railways manage the
fourth-largest national railway system in the world, with 68,043 kilometres of route. India has 19 railway
zones, including the Metro Railway. It is one of the busiest networks in the world. Moving 1.208 billion
tonnes of freight and 8.086 billion passengers each year. After many technological changes, people have
different means of transport like Bikes, Cars, Buses, Airlines, and Railways. Among those railways is very
convenient and comparatively cheap moreover time-saving transport. An entire nation will benefit when
there is little improvement in this area. Accidents will occur due to poor maintenance. Many of those take
place due to Collision, if there is any fault or cracks in the track and any obstacle in Infront of the train.
This paper deals with the problems occurring in railways that can be resolved. This effective prototype
effectively monitors and observes the fault in track and object to stop accidents using IR sensors. And
train runs automatically using solar Energy using a Solar plate and Dc Motor. And moreover, we are
using the GSM module and GPS. Safety must be the top priority in train running and it plays a crucial
role in the safe running of trains in our country. Already many systems are existed to avoid accidents,
even though an attempt is made in this project work to study the subject of train accidents avoiding
systems to enhance the technology further. The Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) is a major
subject to detect Due to excessive speed and train collisions in the station area, unsafe situations can
occur. The advanced accident prevention methods must be incorporated those measures under which the
trains will be in constant communication with the protection systems through electronic communication
systems. Although Indian Railways have safe running devices, we have made an effort to cover a few
more important features 1 – to detect the track break in running rail track, 2 – object detection in
between the tracks with auto control, and 3 – auto stop when train detects red signal present over a
trackside signal post. These are the three important parameters incorporated in our project work and for
a live demo, a mini model train will be constructed over which all required sensors and their control
circuits will be installed to prove the theme practically.