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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCompared to the existing heavy iron and concrete sleepers, these new sleepers are not only lighter but also capable of carrying higher loads. Their cushioning is better. They are easier to lay and repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These sleepers can be designed and installed based on the specific conditions of the location where they are to be used. Their use will improve passenger experience, especially while passing over bridges and points & crossings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turnouts on Concrete Bridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a review meeting held at Rail Bhavan, New Delhi today with officials, the Railway Minister took this major decision. Compared to concrete and iron, these composite sleepers made from mixed materials can withstand loads of up to 700 kg per square centimetre. These composite sleepers will also last longer. Their use will reduce the cost of maintenance of existing sleepers for the Railways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In another important decision, it was decided that monitoring of railway tracks will now be done with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI). For this purpose, a special AI-enabled device will be installed in inspection vehicles. This device, called Ground Penetration Radar, will assess the condition of the track base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To further improve the quality of welding in railway tracks, it has been decided to use a new technique\u2014Magnetic Particle Testing. This testing is effective in identifying minute defects in welded joints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All the decisions taken today reflect Indian Railways\u2019 sensitivity towards the safety of people. These decisions also highlight the continued efforts and commitment of the railway family towards providing safe and comfortable travel to passengers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AI-Based Monitoring to Further Improve Track SurveillancePosted On: 09 APR 2026 6:08PM by PIB DelhiRail travel will become<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-20.42.33.jpeg",863,697,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-20.42.33-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-20.42.33-300x242.jpeg",300,242,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-20.42.33-768x620.jpeg",640,517,true],"large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-20.42.33.jpeg",640,517,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-20.42.33.jpeg",863,697,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-20.42.33.jpeg",863,697,false],"reviewnews-large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-20.42.33-825x575.jpeg",825,575,true],"reviewnews-medium":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-20.42.33-590x410.jpeg",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"info":["Pramad News Papaer"]},"category_info":"\u0b30\u0b3e\u0b1c\u0b4d\u0b5f<\/a>","tag_info":"\u0b30\u0b3e\u0b1c\u0b4d\u0b5f","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7519,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7515\/revisions\/7519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-20.19.17.jpeg\")
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