After made-in-India bullet train, high-speed corridors to get indigenous signal system
India is developing its own high-speed rail signalling system, Bharat Train Control System (BTCS), to reduce dependence on foreign technology for its planned 7,000 km of new corridors. This initiative follows the decision to indigenously manufacture bullet trains for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor, despite criticism from Japan regarding technology adoption.
Why it matters
This move signifies India's push for self-reliance in critical infrastructure technology, potentially boosting domestic manufacturing and reducing costs, while also navigating complex international technology partnerships.
India is aiming to achieve new milestones in manufacturing with its first bullet train project. After deciding to manufacture the high-speed train indigenously for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor, Indian Railways is now looking at in-house advanced signalling system for other upcoming corridors.Indian Railways is developing an indigenous signalling protocol for high-speed rail called the Bharat Train Control System (BTCS). The system is being designed specifically for Indian operating conditions and aims to eliminate dependence on foreign signalling protocols for the nearly 7,000 km of new bullet train corridors planned across the country.Earlier this month, former Japanese minister Hideki Makihara criticised India for not exclusively adopting Japanese technology for the MAHSR project, pointing to its decision to use open-source signalling protocols instead of Japan's Digital Automatic Train Control system.Responding to these concerns, officials said trains supplied by Japan's Hitachi are compatible with ETCS, but added that "offers from them (Japan)…
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