OREANDA-NEWS. August 16, 2011. Northern Railway has planned to provide Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) based Electronic Display Board and Voice Announcement System is one rake of New Delhi-Guwahati Express. It will provide real time information like speed of running train, name of next stopping station etc. to the passengers in coaches, reported the press-centre of Indian Railways.

Eastern Railway has planned to install GPS based Passenger Information System in Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express. There is no provision for voice announcement in this system.

Research Design & Standard Organisation (RDSO) has also undertaken a GPS based Research & Development project where electronic display boards have been provided in 5 coaches of Kanpur-New Delhi Shatabadi to display real time train running information like speed of running train, name of next stopping station etc. There is no provision for voice announcement in the system.

The project in Northern Railway is targeted to be commissioned in financial year 2011-12 and that in Eastern Railway by 30.09.2011.