International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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Volume: 11 Issue: 04 | Apr 2024
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RAILWAY MAINTENANCE METHODS IN GERMANY, ITALY AND INDIA Mansing M Rabade1, Arslan Ramjan Faras2, Avaduth Ashok Savant 3, Sammed Manik Patil4, Prathmesh Sunil Ghugardare5 1Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, D. Y. Patil Technical Campus, Talsande, Kolhapur 2,3,4,5 UG Students, Department of Civil Engineering, D. Y. Patil Technical Campus, Talsande, Kolhapur ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------DB Netz is the largest operator of railways in the case Abstract -Railway maintenance is an important aspect of Germany and further the structure development is also upto them. It can be analysed that the operating income of this company is around 4.797 billion Euros and the net income is 716 million Euros (Cia.gov, 2020). A total revenue of 440.576 billion euros was noted for German railways effectively in the year of 2016 Thus, it can be understood that the German railway system is an extensive and large system which is present. (Cia.gov, 2020). {4}
which is not spoken much. This article speaks about the need of it, its importance and its prevalence in three major countries India, Italy and Germany. We start with the fleet size of each countries and methods deployed by each country, and finally concluding the situation in India and how it is being improved.
Key Words: Maintenance, Railways, India, Italy, Germany
1.INTRODUCTION
The Italian railway system in comparison to the German railroad system stretches for a total of 24,227 kilometres and the active lines in these are worth 16,723 kilometres (Ec.europa.eu, 2019).A total ridership of 848,757,000 was noted in the year of 2017. It has a double rack length of 7,505 kilometres in total and further it has electrified tracks which function on 3 kV DC worth 11,921 kilometres and 25 kV AC worth 1,296 kilometres (Ec.europa.eu, 2019).{5}
Railway management is an essential element which can be seen in the case of public transport systems across the globe. It is essential to infer that railway management systems are required in order to ensure a high rate of effectiveness and efficiency which can be undertaken in the delivery of services to the general population of all countries. In the context of this, technological advancements have saved a pathway for enhanced management and maintenance of railway systems. Maintenance is important to ensure that the infrastructural capacity is maintained and enhanced effectively. Furthermore, it can be analysed that there is a salient requirement of ensuring that the systems are effectively aligned to the prospects which are effectively required. This research will look into the aspect of developing an understanding regarding systems of maintenance in railway management in the countries of India Germany and Italy. The study initially seeks to enumerate the railway systems and further it looks into how technological advances have helped the field of railway maintenance. The study at the end will effectively conclude by identifying why Indian railways has not adopted technological advancements and digital maintenance systems in order to understand the current context of railway management in India,
In the case of the Italian railways it can be understood and ascertained that the overall number of trains are adjoined with the EU and hence proper figures are not decipherable. In contrast to this it can be viewed that the railroad system generates a total revenue of 5.4 billion Euros as discerned in 2018 (Statista.com, 2020). Thus, it can be understood that the Italian Railway system is an effective and efficient system which is conjoined with that of the EU and hence it gains additional efficiency. The total number of employees in Trenitalia of Italy is 27,607. Thus, it can be ascertained that Trenitalia is much smaller in size than Germany, but it carries much more passengers.
1.1 German, Indian and Italian Railway system The German railway system effectively and efficiently stretches over a distance of 41,315 kilometres and have an electrified track length of 19,857 kilometres as compared to 18,201 kilometres for double tracks (Web.archive.org, | Impact Factor value: 8.226 2015).They have a total of 3,188 long-distance vehicles and 17,174 short distance vehicles for passenger transport with an additional 3,134 trains for goods carriage (Web.archive.org, 2015).{22}
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Impact Factor value: 8.226
Elements
Germany
Italy
India
Manpower
295.653
27,607
1.23 million
Revenue
€40.576 billion
€5.4 billion
$28 million
24,496
N/A
2,89,185 freight wagons,74,003 passenger coaches, 12,147 locomotives.
Number Trains
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Table 1: Railway Strength in Three Country
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