Automated Railway Track Crack Detection and Emergency Halt System

Trains, in the modern world, have an increasing number of passengers besides having heavier axle loads because of increased speeds. All these combinations have put a great deal of strain on aging infrastructure, consequently increasing requirements for efficient inspection and maintenance of rail assets. But, on the other hand, nowadays, it is getting riskier too. There were a lot of accidents because of a lack of mutual communication among the network systems, such as signals at the wrong position, worse weather condition, immediate route change, etc. Because of these reasons, a driver would not get the right information on time, then before so he may get into hazardous situations. We plan to use this system with the help of ultrasonic sensors, a relay, an Arduino Nano, and a metal detector to avert train accidents, so that it can provide a means of allowing the two trains to communicate with each other to avoid accidents.