Data Science is shaping almost every industry that generates any kind of data. It's adding values to business intelligence, assisting marketers in creating strategies & campaigns and adding AI features to mobile applications. When Data Science is making our lives better then why not use it to make our daily commutation more comfortable.
Every day railways generates enormous data at various points. At each tap in or tap out of stations, data gets generated. If this data is collected & merged with data from other sources such as Weather Data or Holidays, then it is possible to create number of useful applications or solutions.
In railways, lot of efforts have already been made or ongoing in disaster management or infrastructure maintenance with data science. However, Rush hours are something that almost everybody has to go through but still there are no leads of work in this area.
In Japan, almost everybody uses local train for commuting to schools, colleges or offices. Due to which trains get over crowded in mornings & evenings, which is called RUSH HOURS or 'Rush Aawa' in Japanese.
Nobody likes these rush hours but there is no other option so everybody has to travel in these PUSHY boggies. There are some initiatives from railway industry such as morning campaigns.
In this situation, if we use data science not only this problem can be solved but it will also generate new business opportunities. All that has to be done is collect data & predict the exact rush hours & delays on each line. This information can be further used to prepare station staff in advance or can be delivered to users through mobile application. Also it can be used to re-evaluate pricing strategy.
