Al-Powered Automatic Block Planning to Maximize Asset Availability for Train Operations on Indian Railways
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Indian Railways asks for AI-based maintenance block planning that coordinates departments while preserving train asset availability. Inputs should combine TMS, SMMS and TDMS defects and overdue work with timetable block availability and Control Office freight forecasts. Criticality, urgency and operational impact should guide weekly and monthly schedules, accounting for shared work windows rather than treating each department's maintenance independently.