CONTROL OFFICE APPLICATION
(COA)
A comprehensive system designed to automate and streamline train operations control rooms, ensuring systematic monitoring and fluidity of train movements 24/7.
Challenges We Address
⚡To automate the nerve centre of Train operations i.e. the Control Rooms.
🔍To ensure systematic control, monitoring and fluidity of train movements 24*7.
📊To capture the train movements Real Time / Near Real Time.
💡To provide an analytical DSS tool for improving operational efficiency.
🔗To design a challenging cohesive system integrable with a number of applications to effectively utilize the train operations information.
Our Goals
🚀Charting of train running, reporting of unusual events, monitoring line occupancy, caution orders, and any abnormal working.
🔄Handing over of train to the adjacent divisions as per its physical movement to maintain continuous flow of information.
🎯Provision to the controllers to order trains, view all possible routes, divert or re-route trains, crew, locomotive details, etc.
📈Provision to forecast or extrapolate the running of trains which allows the controller to plan better.
🔗The system must be able to share all data of train movements, BPC (Break Power Certificate), Caution Order, Train Order, Regulation, Stabling, Yarding, schedule modification, diversions, etc in between respective applications.
COA Overview
Core Functionality
The Control Office Application requires the controllers to enter data related to the train operations as they receive information from the control points or stations. The application charts the running of the train in a section (a portion of the divisional network) and also generates the advance forecast based on various operational parameters.
Key Features
✦Ability to forecast or extrapolate train running for better planning
✦Charts can be printed for managerial supervision
✦Structured MIS reports generation
✦Designed for seamless integration with other applications
Integration Services
Integrated Applications
🔗FOIS
🔗ICMS
🔗NTES
🔗PAM
🔗RTIS
🔗REMMLOT
🔗CMS
Shared Data Elements
⚡Train BPC, Caution Order, Train Order
⚡Regulation, Stabling, Yarding
⚡Train schedule modification
⚡Consist and Train Modification (Diversion)
Data Flow: TSR data is sent to COA divisional server and updates in NTES, FOIS and ICMS through CAS server.
Benefits
🎨Removes drudgery of the manual system of drawing control charts with various colour pencils
📊All details of trains running in a section are available which helps to take more informed decisions quickly.
⚡Quick reference tools such as Blocks, cautions, loco details, crew details, stabled/regulated trains and siding position reduces retrieval time of information.
🔔Alerts such as more than stipulated hours on run etc. to help controller in planning. Reduces time taken for shift change.
🌱Usage of paper has been reduced considerably thereby taking one step towards green environment.
🚄COA System has made train information available accurately and promptly to the passengers. The National Train Enquiry System (NTES) gets update as soon as the time for train movement is marked by section controller in COA.
Milestones Achieved
Train Signal Register
Comprehensive signal management system
Active
600+
Locations Covered
Nationwide
All Divisions
Complete coverage across Indian Railways
100%
System Performance
24/7
Availability
99.9%
Uptime
Real-time
Data Sync
Secure
Operations