A research centre on developing bullet train technology will come up at IIT-Kharagpur (IIT-K) by year end.
Funded by the Indian Railway Board, the new building of the Centre for Railway Research (CRR) is being constructed at a cost of Rs 20 crore inside the IIT-K campus, centre in-charge Prof Subhransu Roy told PTI.
Funded by the Indian Railway Board, the new building of the Centre for Railway Research (CRR) is being constructed at a cost of Rs 20 crore inside the IIT-K campus, centre in-charge Prof Subhransu Roy told PTI.
He said that the Indian Railways has identified four thrust areas for
research — high-speed trains, developing heavy haul capacity to carry
more freight, intelligent maintenance and use of advanced materials like
polymers, rubbers, etc.
“The new centre, which would be ready in
the next 7-8 months, will work according to the ‘Make in India’ campaign
to develop indigenous technology in railways. Developing technologies
related to bullet trains is one of our focus areas,” Roy said.
India
is currently considering two corridors for the high-speed trains. While
Japan is conducting the feasibility study for the bullet train project
in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor, China will do the same for the
Delhi-Chennai route. Operating out of a temporary set-up, IIT
researchers have already started working on suspension and bogies
technology for the high-speed trains.
Other sanctioned projects
worth Rs 20 crore related to R&D of railway technology include the
development of provisions for design of steel concrete composite railway
bridges for high-speed passenger traffic.
Developing bullet trains would require an array of rolling stock design aspects to be addressed, such as aerodynamic design of rolling stock, vehicle dynamics, vibration and noise control, advanced control of electric loco drives, static and dynamic analysis of railway bridges, etc, Roy said.
Developing bullet trains would require an array of rolling stock design aspects to be addressed, such as aerodynamic design of rolling stock, vehicle dynamics, vibration and noise control, advanced control of electric loco drives, static and dynamic analysis of railway bridges, etc, Roy said.
Around 40
faculty members from the institute and as many scholars are engaged in
the research projects. Once ready with high-end specialised labs, CRR
will also house an academic unit offering MTech courses in railway
management and engineering.
Besides the regular civil and mechanical
engineering aspects, students will be taught rail wheel dynamics,
track, geotechnical aspects, transport planning, etc. For operational
aspects, working rail professionals will be invited as adjunct faculty.
The degree course will have a maximum of 30 seats having space for both
railway-sponsored employees and candidates who have cleared GATE
entrance exam.
IIT Kharagpur to get centre on bullet train tech
