Published Date: 27-08-2019
High Speed Rail Innovation Centre Trust has a mandate to undertake targeted, applied collaborative research to solve issues raised by the rail industry to enhance railway safety, reliability, productivity, efficiency and sustainability ensuring customer satisfaction.
The trust will also leverage Indian technical capabilities and develop indigenous expertise in relevant fields of High Speed Railways to provide innovative, cost-effective and eco-friendly solutions. It will offer technological guidance, strategic analysis and advisory support to the Indian rail transportation industry and contribute to the development of HSR-specific standards in India.
The HSR Innovation Centre, registered on 22nd January 2019, is managed by a Board of Trustees chaired by the Managing Director, NHSRCL. It is supported by an Executive Council and assisted by an Advisory Council which reviews the nature of projects to be undertaken.
The Advisory Council comprises eminent members from industry, academia and research institutions from India and abroad such as IITs, University of Tokyo and JR East. The trust adopts a collaborative approach for funding and execution of research projects.
Key Research Areas:
- Design, Civil & Buildings: Optimization of HSR viaduct design from seismic perspective, development of reinforced earth retaining walls & abutments, fire safety systems for HSR buildings and scientific model for selecting new HSR corridors.
- Signalling & Telecommunications: Development of application software for automatic yard movement and indigenous design & implementation of OCC and signalling systems.
- Electrical: Development of indigenous simulation models for validation of power supply systems and OHE.
- Rolling Stock: Development of simulators for training and troubleshooting of high-speed trains.
- Human Resource Development: Designing training modules to enhance cognitive skills and safety-critical competencies.
The second Advisory Council meeting of the trust was held at IIT Gandhinagar, where eminent experts from India and Japan participated, including representatives from Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI), University of Tokyo and IITs.
During the meeting, discussions were held on project proposals received from various IITs and the roadmap for developing targeted, innovative and cost-effective indigenous solutions for High Speed Rail development in India.