Here's good news for railway commuters on the Ernakulam-Shoranur stretch. According to railway authorities, the intermediate block signalling (IBS) system near Chovvara railway station will be commissioned soon.
Once IBS is commissioned, train running time on the stretch could be reduced by at least 15 minutes.
IBS is a system by which the section between two adjoining stations is split into two by pro viding an additional signal halfway through, which can be remotely controlled from the first station.
“IBS will be introduced between Angamaly and Aluva railway stations. At present, only when a train leaves Aluva station towards the Thiruvananthapuram direction, does the next train get the green signal to leave Angamaly. This is one of the longest sections on the Shoranur-Ernakulam stretch. Once the section is split by providing a remote-controlled additional signal near Chovvara, the second train can travel till Chovvara instead of halting for at least 10 minutes at Angamaly,“ said a senior officer from Thiruvananthapuram railway division.
Authorities have completed the work and the signal will be commissioned after officers from the signal workshop at Podanur, stimulate it.“At present, at least 18 minutes is lost when trains are halted at Angamaly and Aluva stations for green signal. Stimulation is a three hour intensive work and we are hopeful of commissioning the signal this month,“ the officer added.
(P.V.Shyam, Times of India dt 5-12-2014)
(Madhyamam Kochi dt 22-1-2015)
Once IBS is commissioned, train running time on the stretch could be reduced by at least 15 minutes.
IBS is a system by which the section between two adjoining stations is split into two by pro viding an additional signal halfway through, which can be remotely controlled from the first station.
“IBS will be introduced between Angamaly and Aluva railway stations. At present, only when a train leaves Aluva station towards the Thiruvananthapuram direction, does the next train get the green signal to leave Angamaly. This is one of the longest sections on the Shoranur-Ernakulam stretch. Once the section is split by providing a remote-controlled additional signal near Chovvara, the second train can travel till Chovvara instead of halting for at least 10 minutes at Angamaly,“ said a senior officer from Thiruvananthapuram railway division.
Authorities have completed the work and the signal will be commissioned after officers from the signal workshop at Podanur, stimulate it.“At present, at least 18 minutes is lost when trains are halted at Angamaly and Aluva stations for green signal. Stimulation is a three hour intensive work and we are hopeful of commissioning the signal this month,“ the officer added.
(P.V.Shyam, Times of India dt 5-12-2014)
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