Western Railway to implement Centralised Traffic Control System for train monitoring from single location

Since these towers are located at different places, it takes more time for the instructions to be passed on. With the new CTC system, the section controller will directly send these instructions to the point machine from a centralised control centre. It has started installing the CTC system at an estimated cost of Rs 175 crore, as confirmed by officials.

The monitoring of local trains between Churchgate and Virar is done via the Train Monitoring System (TMS). “Since the existing system will be replaced with CTC, the need for control towers will be eliminated. As a result, the maintenance and repair costs for the towers will be saved, and it will help ensure smooth service for both local and express trains,” said Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relation Official, Western Railway.

The CTC system will be installed on the 267-km route between Mumbai and Surat.
The towers at Churchgate, Marine Lines, Mumbai Central, Prabhadevi, Dadar, Mahim, Bandra, Santacruz, Andheri, Jogeshwari, Goregaon, Kandivali, Borivali, Bhayandar, Vasai, Nalasopara, and Virar will be dismantled.