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EESL, BSNL to set up 1000 EV charging stations Automatic Fare
Collection System for
nergy Efficiency Services Limited personnel. On the other hand, BSNL
(EESL), a joint venture of four would be responsible for providing the Bengaluru Metro
ENational Public Sector Enterprises requisite space and power connections
under Ministry of Power, Government for installing the charging infrastructure. n a bid to facilitate improved
of India, has signed a Memorandum EESL has so far commissioned 300 AC mobility within Bengaluru, the
of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat and 170 DC chargers across India, as it IBangalore Metro Rail Corporation
Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), for the claims. Till date, 66 public EV charging Limited (BMRCL) is installing Automatic
installation of 1,000 public EV charging points are currently operational in Fare Collection (AFC) systems on a trial
stations to boost e-mobility adoption Delhi-NCR. basis.
across India. Namma Metro will implement
Under this partnership, EESL will set the National Common Mobility
up public charging stations in BSNL sites Card (NCMC) system at all the 62
in a phased manner across the country. stations of the upcoming Phase
EESL will make the entire upfront 2 project when inaugurated in
investment on the services pertaining 2022. The implementation of the
to the MoU, along with the operation Common Mobility Card system would
and maintenance of the charging allow citizens to travel on Namma
infrastructure by using qualified Metro and Bangalore Metropolitan
Transport Corporation (BMTC) using
a single card). “On a trial basis,
we will implement the system in
Railways to implement AIDC system for its Baiyappanahalli, Mysuru Road and
Rolling Stock Kempegowda metro stations in purple
lines and in phase manner, we will start
n a move to address country’s operational efficiency of the Indian implementing the new card system in
transportation needs, both in the Railways. all the 40 metro stations”, said, Ajay
Ipassenger and freight segment, Indian The Indian Railways has aggressive Seth, Managing Director, BMRCL to
Railways plans to improve its service implementation plans for RFID. All TrafficInfraTech.
levels and operating efficiency. As a part Rolling Stock, roughly 3,50,000 vehicles, “The cards can be used in any
of this endeavour, railways would soon are expected to be tagged by 2021. Till metro stations in the country once
implement the RFID project which aims now approximately 22,000 wagons and the BMTC also adopts the system,
to automatically and accurately track & 1200 coaches have been fitted with RFID this card will be very useful for the
trace rolling stock across the country tags. Additionally, roughly 3500 fixed commuters,” he added. The BEL will
with a special focus on improving their RFID readers are expected to come up provide the technology to BMRCL and
safety and reliability. Two works for RFID which shall communicate to a central BMTC. Both organisations must make
project have been sanctioned by Railway control center using GS1’s LLRP (low changes in their existing software to
Board for a total of Rs 112.96Cr. level reader protocol) standard. use each other’s cards. On the bus,
For implementing this project, the The complete solution also includes the conductors ticketing machine
Centre for Railway Information Systems the integration of RFID readers with will recognize the card and generate
(CRIS, the IT arm of the Indian Railways), various equipment such as Train tickets.
GS1 India and the Indian Industry have Presence Detectors (TPDs), trackside The AFC systems will be provided
come together under the ‘Make in condition monitoring equipment etc. by the Bharat Electronics Limited
India’ initiative. Thereby creating a The combination of all of these allows (BEL) and Centre for Development of
new segment in the AIDC (Automatic for an early identification of rolling stock Advanced Computing (CDAC).
Identification and Data Collection) suited that may need maintenance.
for the Indian Railways requirements.
The project enables real-time
visibility of railway wagons through
the National Rail Network using cutting
edge technologies like RFID with GS1
global standards for unique & universal
identification, in line with global
best practices. It enables enhanced

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