India’s Western Railway is one of the 17 zones of the country’s railway systems and is among the most-travelled rail networks in India. The Surat Railway Station, for example, is one of the busiest among the Western Railways where more than 160 trains pass each day. This segment of the immense railway network is headquartered in Baroda, now also known as Vadodara, a few hours south and east of Ahmedabad in Western India.
The Indian Railways has some 150 remote installations for the railway’s signaling systems. Located alongside the tracks at about every 5 km, there is a battery hub that powers each of these standalone systems.
