2025/01/14 by Dhanushka Balasingham, Balasingham, Dhanushka, Sadeesha Samarathunga +9
Business, Management and Accounting · Computer Science · Engineering · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Organizational and Employee Performance #Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2501.08229
openalex publication_date 2025/01/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This research proposes a system as a solution for the challenges faced by Sri Lanka' s historic railway system, such as scheduling delays, overcrowding, manual ticketing, and management inefficiencies. It proposes a multi-subsystem approach, incorporating GPS tracking, RFID-based e-ticketing, seat reservation, and vision-based people counting. The GPS based real time train tracking system performs accurately within 24 meters, with the MQTT protocol showing twice the speed of the HTTP-based system. All subsystems use the MQTT protocol to enhance efficiency, reliability, and passenger experience. The study's data and methodology demonstrate the effectiveness of these innovations in improving scheduling, passenger flow, and overall system performance, offering promising solutions for modernizing Sri Lanka's railway infrastructure.