Railway sources revealed that the system is primarily used for knowing train movement data including arrival, departure and run-through timings at the stations en route. ShutterstockThe Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has developed a real-time train information system (RTIS) by linking locomotives via satellites in an attempt to track location and speed of running trains. The trains pulled by locomotives are enabled with an RTIS device which can be plotted in the train control chart (or Control Office Application System) automatically under this navigation system. The RTIS also gives mid-section location updates including the current speed of the train. The RTIS is also a passenger-friendly system as it provides timely and accurate information about the train location, he added.

Source: The Telegraph December 29, 2019 19:07 UTC