Implementation of ‘SIMRAN’ Project in Railways
	17:40 IST

LOK SABHA     A pilot project named SIMRAN (Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation) has been developed to provide online train running information to public/passengers through Internet, Short Message Service (SMS), Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS), station display board and to Onboard Passengers.  Field trials of this project have been conducted.   The following trains have been equipped with SIMRAN equipment: ·                                             18 rakes of  Rajdhani Express trains ·                                             6 rakes of Shatabdi Express trains ·                                             14 rakes of Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMU) of Ghaziabad Car Shed   ·                                             3 rakes of Pushpak Express train ·                                             1 rake of New Delhi – Sealdah Duronto Express train   This project has been developed jointly by Research Designs & Standards Organization (RDSO) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and is funded also jointly by Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).           This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in  a written reply in Lok Sabha today.   AKS/LK/TR