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Railway Control: Control of Train Movements

The document discusses control systems for train movements on Indian Railways to ensure safety. It describes the time interval system, which dispatches trains based on time elapsed since the previous train's departure but fails if the previous train is delayed. It also describes the space interval system, which only allows one train at a time to occupy a particular length of track, guaranteeing safety as only one train is in motion at a time.

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Railway Control: Control of Train Movements

The document discusses control systems for train movements on Indian Railways to ensure safety. It describes the time interval system, which dispatches trains based on time elapsed since the previous train's departure but fails if the previous train is delayed. It also describes the space interval system, which only allows one train at a time to occupy a particular length of track, guaranteeing safety as only one train is in motion at a time.

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RAILWAY CONTROL

CONTROL OF TRAIN MOVEMENTS


The system adopted for controlling the movement of trains should be such that it allows the trains to run in
either direction as well as facilitates faster trains to overtake slower trains, thus ensuring the complete safety
of trains. The following systems are chiefly used for controlling the movement of trains on Indian Railways.
i)
Time interval system
In this system, there is a time interval between two successive trains. A train is dispatched
only after sufficient time has elapsed since the departure of the previous train. This system
works fine just as long as everything goes well with the previous train, but if there is a
mishap and the previous train is held up, the system fails, jeopardizing the safety of the
trains.
ii)
Space interval system
In this system, there is a space interval between two consecutive trains. Only one train is
permitted to occupy a particular length of the track. A succeeding train is permitted to occupy
the same track length from either side only after the first train has cleared it. This system
guarantees safety as only one train is in motion at one time.

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