CONTENTS
1.0 BASEPAPER 2
1.1 INTRODUCTION 2
1.2 STANDARDIZATION 2
1.3 INDIGENIZATION 7
2.0 ROLLING STOCK 11
2.1 NOISE AND OSCILLATION LEVEL 11
2.2 EMERGENCY EVACUATION SYSTEM 13
2.3 COUPLING ARRANGEMENT 14
2.4 PERCENTAGE MOTORIZATION, ACCELERATION / DECELERATION / JERK RATE,
POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO 14
2.5 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 16
2.6 CONTROL & COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL 17
2.7 DRIVERLESS TRAIN OPERATION 18
2.8 INDIGENIZATION 18
3.0 POWER SUPPLY AND TRACTION SYSTEM 20
3.1 TRACTION SYSTEM 20
4.0 SIGNALLING SYSTEM 28
4.1 INTRODUCTION 28
4.2 SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS 28
4.3 RECOMMENDATIONS 31
5.0 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 33
5.1 KEY FINDINGS 33
5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR O&M 34
5.3 SCOPE FOR FURTHER STUDIES 36
6.0 AUTOMATIC FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM 38
6.1 CONSTRAINTS IN PROCESS OF INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT 38
6.2 SECURITY ASPECTS 38
6.3 RECOMMENDATIONS AND WAY FORWARD FOR FASTER LOCAL CAPABILITY/
CAPACITY BUILDING 41
7.0 TRACK STRUCTURE / BRIDGE / TUNNELS 42
7.1 INTRODUCTION 42
7.2 TERMS OF REFERENCE 42
7.3 BMRCL COMMENTS AND UPDATED AGENDA BY DMRC 42