SHAPING CUTTING EDGE MOBILITY AS INDIAS NEXT GROWTH ENGINE

A safer, efficient, and clean urban public transport infrastructure, coupled with a sophisticated, modern freight service to move goods at a faster pace is one of the responses to India’s mobility challenges. They make a buoyant economy such as India’s more vibrant and cater to the rising needs of its citizens.

What is pivoting India’s agenda is the 2021 Reportat the International Transport Forum in Paris, titled “Decarbonising India’s Transport System: Charting the way forward”. As part of India’s evolving social infrastructures and digital revolution, a new and more relevant focus is being trained on green mobility. A more sustainable, futuristic urban mobility, both in terms of public transport and freight movement is being advocated. Rail-based Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS), Light Rail Transport System (Metrolite), MetroNeo and Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) are some of the areas where India is progressing rapidly.

FROM LEGACY TO CONTEMPORARY, AND FUTURISTIC

In India, railways is the lifeline carrying millions of passengers and massive volumes of essential goods every day. This demonstrates its eminence in citizens’ lives. Aligning with the rapid strides the economy and urbanization are making, the Government too acknowledges the need to modernise Indian Railways on priority and Hitachi, as a key stakeholder, is accomplishing it, ‘Powering good’ a society and bringing to fruition an incessant innovation on wheels for the economy to touch a new high.

Even during the pandemic, Hitachi has ensured that India never stops. Equipped with decades of transformational experience delivered globally in urban mass mobility, and with a 24×7 technology platform in place, Hitachi has made significant impact in the Government’s efforts to modernise railways and provide better commuting experience.

Hitachi Rail has future-aligned railway solutions that incorporate high-performance rolling stocks to advance signalling systems. It has put the Government’s ambitious Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) on the fast track.

The DFCs once completed will enable faster speeds for passenger and freight trains by segregating the present mixed movement of the two. The high-speed dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) are shining examples of Hitachi’s proficiency in state-of-the-art, advanced signalling solutions, cutting-edge train monitoring system (TMS) and diagnostic system, and other telecom solutions are at work in building the mobility backbone of India. Together, they ensure safe operation of trains by controlling LED signals and points & crossings, automated warning system at level crossing that activates with an approaching train and a GSM-R, (Global System for mobile communications-railway) telecom system that enables communication between the crew and the station staff. The solution also entails implementation of latest European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 1 in train protection and warning system.

While implementing such projects, Hitachi is also sensitive towards the Government’s 'Make In India' initiative. Thereby, has invested in the localisation with respect to signalling equipment. The Electronic Interlocking system and Multi-Section Digital Axle Counter (MSDAC) are now being manufactured in India.

“The Government through its visionary and pathbreaking processes has ensured India enters the next millennium on a high note. From a developing geography, we are progressing towards a developed economy. The mandate is to leverage our technological advancements to nourish more innovation, protect our environment and socially engineer to move forward and raise the quality of our citizens’ lives. At Hitachi, through our next-generation mobility solutions, we are ensuring that we go beyond our imagination and meet this vision,"

-Bharat Kaushal, Managing Director, Hitachi India

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