Installation of Automatic signaling in Ernakulam-vallathol nagar route

The KRDCL-RVNL Joint Venture (JV) firm is installing an automatic signal system on the 103-kilometer Ernakulam Junction-Vallathol Nagar rail corridor in Kerala:

This is the first sector in Kerala which is going to have automatic signaling system.

• Project cost: The project is estimated to cost ₹156.47 crore
• Completion date: The project is expected to be  completed in 750 days 
• Benefits: The new system will:
• Allow trains to operate one after the other between two stations in short intervals
• Reduce the waiting time for signals at stations
• Increase the rail line’s carrying capacity by approximately three times
• Reduce the practice of holding trains
• Signal posts: Signal posts will be installed at intervals of one to one and a half kilometers
• How it works: The signal works as and when the trains pass through the track