MUMBAI: Central Railway has decided to install flood lights on track where Points (where trains interchange track) are located to ensure better maintenance practice.
This idea has been inspired from Metro network where maintenance is carried out at night when train operations are suspended.
A senior CR official said, “We have selected CSMT yard and stretch between Byculla and Dadar to implement this on pilot project basis.”
In suburban system, around 70% of disruptions are because of point failures.
Point failures occur because of water logging, rail fracture and or muck coming in contact with the system. When this happens, trains cannot be diverted from one track to another. Points are also clamped to avoid derailments.
