4.Passenger Information System

System that facilitates dissemination of train related information to passengers are passenger Information System ( PIS)

System that provides information at Railway station Premises -

1. Audio : The train related information like arrival/ departure announced through PA system.

2. Video: The information provided through video system.This is of two types.

a. Interactive Video system: 

It is Graphic user interface ( GUI) based touch screen directly operated by passenger to get information.

These are called Passenger operated Enquiry Terminals (POET) or Touch Screen Display system.

b. Non Interactive Video system -

Provided train related information on CCTV monitors. These systems also display intertainment program like TV channel broadcasting.

3. Alphanumeric display systems- 

Gives information in different languages on platform.This information guides the passengers to go to correct platform and in time.

System that provides information at Passenger end-

Two types -

Interactive and non Interactive 

a) Interactive - System that provides information through interactive process.

ICVRS

Call Centre

Internet 

b) Non Interactive - Through text messages on the Public Land Mobile Network customers

Integrated Passenger Information System Rev 4.0 -

It will consist of following hardware

1) CDC ( Central Data Controller) loaded with software for announcement 

2) Platform data Controller( PDC)

3) MLDB ( Multiline Display Board)

4) Platform Display Board ( PDB)

5) At a glance display board (AGDB)

6) Coach Guidance Display Board ( CGDB)

7) LED/LCD display 

In video surveillance system the recording shall be stored for 30 days at full HD resolution of full HD cameras.

IP addressing is used in IPIS revision 4 display boards.

Call centre fetches train arrival/ departure data from NTES server.

In video surveillance system at Stations the recording shall be stored for 30 days at 25 FPS Full HD resolution of full HD camera

Max length of RS232 in IPIS is 15 m.

Redundant Array of Independent disks used in IP based surveillance system that has storage capacity of TETRA bits.

UTS Was developed using C++ for front end interface and SYBASE for backend database. It runs on UNIX operating system.

NeTS ( Network enabled Terminal System)- Standard solution for connecting dumb terminal and thin clients at remote site for PRS - UTS integration.

Used to facilitate ticket booking and management. This system allows seamless exchange of data between booking terminal and central server.

PRS and UTS are Integrated,allows operators to book tickets, check availability, cancel tickets and other functions related to train reservations and unreserved ticketing.

Topology used for PRS and UTS unification- Mesh.

UTS Application is Divided into modules 

1. Ticket Subsystem 

2. Fare

3. UDM/ TDM

Passenger can cancel UTS ticket one day in Advance.

Regional Centres for PRS -

1. New Delhi 

2. Mumbai

3. Kolkata 

4. Chennai 

5. Secunderabad 

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