ENHANCING RAIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY IN BANGLADESH THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAIN DIRECTION & DETECTION DEVICE.

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  • Md Ashiqur Rahman , A.K.M. Saleh Ikram, Abdur Razzak , Md Saidul, Author

Abstract

Abstract Railway transportation, among all the transportation modes available, has been experiencing a significant surge in global popularity due to its two principal attributes: safety and efficiency. However, ensuring safety and efficiency along the rail routes in densely populated nations such as Bangladesh presents critical challenges, particularly at level crossings where railways intersect with roadways. Effective traffic management system at railway level crossing gate (LCG) is a prerequisite to break the trade-off between safety and efficiency. This paper introduces a semi-automated railway gate control system incorporating a Train Direction & Detection Device (TDDD), DC track relays and Arduino Uno microcontroller that ensures both safety and efficiency. Safety will be secured either by closing the gate barrier or stopping the approaching train automatically while efficiency will be enhanced by timely detection of arrival and departure of train at both directions to lessen already burdensome congestion at level crossing gate area. In this model, the status of the LCG (whether it is open or closed) is communicated to the train's level crossing gate signal, positioned 400 meters from the LCG on both sides, via the Train Direction Detection Device (TDDD). This system ensures that train drivers are apprised of the gate's current status, allowing them to take appropriate and timely measures. Thus, both train drivers and road users receive adequate information, thereby reducing the risk of casualties. Once the side track relay detects the train's departure, a signal is transmitted to the TDDD, prompting an indication to the gateman and open the gate.  The semi-automated system is proposed considering the nature of traffic and conditions of level crossing gate area where it is to be installed as most of the fully automated systems have sheer drawbacks and inflicted with unreliability to some extent in densely populated areas. 

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Published

2024-11-11

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