TY  - JOUR
T1  - Development of Information and Control System for
Road Vehicles Near Level Crossing
AU - Kumar Aman, Ashish AU - Kumar, Amit 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 18
SP  - 6876
EP  - 6884
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.6876.6884
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.6876.6884
KW  - Level crossings
KW  -safety
KW  -technology based systems
KW  -anthropological issue
KW  -indian case study
KW  -sensor based safety system
AB  - The safety issues at the level crossings are of prime concern in most of the countries as the economic
progression has led to swelling of infrastructure related to transportation. With such advancements, the rate
of accidents and fatalities at the level crossings have also increased. The study offers a broad appraisal of the
prevailing strategies implemented for improving the security and safety at the level crossings. The study also
deliberated the Indian scenario in particular. A case study pertaining to the level crossing in the eastern part
of India was deliberated and the consequence of staffing the level crossing was studied. The study concluded
that the manned level crossing leads to congestion in road traffic due to high communication time and barrier
closure time. Therefore, it is better to adopt automation-based barrier functioning at the level crossings. A
comparative study of the prevalent worldwide techniques used for safety at level crossings are also discussed
in the study. The study concludes with the discussion on the proposed conceptual framework of the
methodology which may be employed to improve the safety scenario at the level crossings.
ER  -