World Premiere: Siemens Proves Unique Signaling X Solution In Live Metro Operation. Photosource: Siemens Mobility Signaling X live demonstration in Singapore shows that Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) functions in a real-world environment in the private cloud at the Singapore Rail Test Centre Proven CBTC and interlocking software runs on standard IT hardware in a […]
The first of the planned four new Metropolis “Boa” trains to implement the current fleet was delivered today to the new workshop in Collegno. The Alstom trains will already be equipped with the new automation system and will enter into service at the same time as the activation of the new signalling and train running control […]
The project will transform the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan railway system, supporting the region’s growing urban transportation needs Hitachi Rail to deliver its advanced SelTrac™ Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) solutions for the new Xizhi–Donghu (Xidong) and Nangang- Badu (Keelung) MRT line in northern Taipei The Xidong–Keelung MRT line […]
Hitachi Rail to deliver its CBTC (*) digital signalling technology on Paris metro line 12 The contract, worth an initial €20M, with options for additional orders of up to €65M, including operational maintenance activities, will enhance capacity for the 17.2km line Hitachi Rail’s long-term partnership with RATP has already seen it deliver, or be commissioned […]
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has awarded Stadler the contract to equip its rail network with a new, modern train control system. The replacement of the current system will improve train control, which will increase the ability of the trains to run on time and safely operate. For Stadler, the 500 million US […]
Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a framework agreement with Hamburger Hochbahn AG worth up to €2.8 billion. The contract covers the delivery of up to 374 new metro trains, for fully and semi-automated operation. Alstom will also equip the 25 km long and fully automated new metro line U5 […]
Appenzeller Bahnen (AB) and Stadler have signed a contract for the manufacture and delivery of a rack-and-pinion rail vehicle for the Rheineck–Walzenhausen rail link. The contract includes equipping the vehicle with Stadler’s CBTC (Communication-Based Train Control) solution. The new train on the Rheineck–Walzenhausen line will be the world’s first fully automated overland adhesion/rack-and-pinion rail vehicle. […]
East Rail Line Cross-Harbour Extension equipped with new signaling system officially opens for revenue service 46 km East Rail Line now connects Chinese Mainland border, New Territories, Kowloon to Central Business Districts on Hong Kong Island Automatic train control system on the whole East Rail Line enhances operational efficiency The East Rail Line Cross-Harbour Extension […]
Driverless CBTC ensuring a reliable service Alstom has signed a new contract to install a complete driverless communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling system and electromechanical infrastructure for the Umraniye-Atasehir-Goztepe (UAG) Metro Line, which is of great importance for the Anatolian side of Istanbul. This contract will not only enhance the existing infrastructure quality but also […]
Alstom, in partnership with Cylus, integrated in its CBTC an advanced rail cybersecurity solution on the Tel-Aviv Red line to improve the protection of the line’s signalling and train control systems. CylusOne is a rail-specific, multi-layered, cybersecurity solution powered by advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technology. The construction of the line is managed by […]
