AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR METRO TRAIN

ABSTRACT

The main aim of this paper is to make an automated place announcement system for Train, ticket
issuing and Open/close of Rail-gate using voice IC and the radio frequency wireless card for tracking
the station data and issue of tickets. The paper consists of microcontroller with the RF receiver and
the voice recorder chip with speaker. The whole system is attached to the vehicle (BUS or Train). The
encoded RFID tags are placed in the BUS stops or the railway stations. The microcontroller in the
TRAIN is programmed in such a way that every station name saved in the voice chip which is having
a unique code. So whenever the bus or train reaches the station, the reader in the bus or in the train
receives the codes, which are transmitted from the tag and the microcontroller receives this code and
checks in the look up table, saved in the chip. Whichever matches, the controller will send the
command to the voice chip to play that particular voice. At the same time the train stops for about 10-
15 seconds in the station and then before leaving the station, it will again start to announce “PLEASE
GET INTO THE TRAIN, THE TRAIN WILL LEAVE IN 6 SEC” and the train starts to move to next
station. The voice chip will play the voice and this will be heard in the speaker. This voice is repeated
till the train leaves the station.

INTRODUCTION

The automated system for a metro rail is an integrated application which makes
announcements and displays the relevant station information when the train reaches a
particular station. The implementation of the paper is based on Radio Frequency Tags and
corresponding readers. Serial communication, non-volatile memory storage, voice chip
implementation and others aid in bringing out the desired functionality. This embedded
application mainly focuses on overcoming loop holes in the existing system. It is optimized
to meet the cost and power consumption requirements. Few of the metro train networks in the
country are as follows:

 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)

 Kolkata metro rail.
 Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA)
 Namma Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation.
EXISTING METHOD:

The existing system involves announcing the arrival and departure information manually in a
particular station. Some of the disadvantages of the existing system are:

 Constant human intervention

 High cost
 More manpower is required.
 Installation and integration is time consuming.

PROPOSED METHOD:

Block diagram

Power
Supply

Keypad
Speaker

Microcontroller
LCD RF
cardreader

L293D
motor driver

DC motors
Working principle:

We propose a method of making automation in the Railway department. This paper mainly
focuses on the issuing of ticket to the passenger and simultaneously announcement of the
respective stations through the speaker. Microcontroller is the heart of this project. RFID tags
are placed below the track and RFID reader on the train. When the train is on the tag that
place will be announced through the speaker. The issue of ticket is achieved with the help of
the keypad and the confirmation message is displayed on the LCD.

COMPONENTS USED:

Hardware requirements:

 Arduino
 Keypad
 LCD
 L293 driver circuit
 DC motors
 Speaker
 RFID tag and reader
 Battery 12V, 7.5ah

Software requirements:

 Embedded c
 Arduino IDE

ADVANTAGES

 On-time announcement of stations

 Automated system requiring less manpower.
 Databases need not be maintained.
 Record and replay of the desired voice.