SELF LIGHTING TRAIN ON KONKAN RAILWAY
The Konkan Railway
has introduced self lighting train, wherein three footboard lights
have been provided on both the sides of coach, which automatically
light up when the train halts at a station and switch off automatically
when the train leaves the platform.
The self lighting
train offers great relief to the passengers, who get sufficient
surface illumination where they alight. This also provides safety
to the passengers in the event of stopping of a train on out of
course like inside a tunnel or a bridge.
At many stations
of Konkan Railway, the power supply is not reliable and suffers
from frequent interruptions. The Konkan Railway has provided emergency
lights on platforms of important stations, which are not sufficient
for the entire platform. Arrival of passenger train in such a
situation causes problems to the passengers as alighting from
the train without light on the platform is hazardous besides being
inconvenient. A similar situation is faced when a train has to
stop for crossing of another train.
The Konkan Railway
will extend self lighting system on all trains gradually.
