IoT-Driven Innovations in Railways

Abstract

The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) in the railway industry has revolutionized the way railways operate, manage assets, and ensure passenger safety and comfort. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of existing trends and technologies in railways, employing IoT. Various applications of IoT in railways were reviewed, including predictive maintenance, real-time monitoring, safety enhancements, and passenger experience improvements. In this paper discussion about diverse scenarios in the rail industry is carried out and comparative differences among the various IoT technologies introduced in other papers are identified. Additionally,this paper presents a proposed system that consists of an Aadhar based Ticket reservation and Biometrics based ticket verification system, along with biometrics-based casualty and corpse identification system. This system will enhance the ticket reservation & verification system making it more robust. Furthermore, the applications of IoT in the railway sector are discussed