Railways to install GPS devices on 2,700 electric locomotives

The government is planning to install GPS devices on 2,700 electric locomotives by December 2018 to provide real-time train information. "A reliable and high level, of about 99.3% of real-time reporting of arrival departure timing updates has been observed," Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said. The project was undertaken in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).