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Press Release25 January 2018Siemens AGHelsinki

Siemens to renew the railway traffic remote control system in Southeast Finland

Siemens Osakeyhtiö won a tender by the Finnish Transport Agency for the renewal of the remote control system in Southeast Finland. The contract is worth approximately 4.5 MEUR. A separate agreement will be made for maintaining the system until 2037.

The Finnish Transport Agency's modernization project for railway traffic in Southeast Finland aims to replace all technologically outdated remote control systems. In the future, all railway traffic will be controlled from a single remote control center in Kouvola.

Finland is a pioneer in digitalization. The Finnish Transport Agency is at the forefront of this development, as it will be moving traffic control into a more centralized digital environment, says Jouni Vauhkonen, project manager from Finnish Transport Agency. Railway traffic control is transforming into an automated process where the main duties of traffic controllers are mostly to supervise the system, accept proposed decisions and handle exceptional circumstances.

Siemens Osakeyhtiö won a tender by the Finnish Transport Agency for the renewal of the remote control system in Southeast Finland. The contract is worth approximately 4.5 MEUR. A separate agreement will be made for maintaining the system until 2037.

Finland is a pioneer in digitalization. The Finnish Transport Agency is at the forefront of this development, as it will be moving traffic control into a more centralized digital environment, says Jouni Vauhkonen, project manager from Finnish Transport Agency. Railway traffic control is transforming into an automated process where the main duties of traffic controllers are mostly to supervise the system, accept proposed decisions and handle exceptional circumstances.

The Finnish Transport Agency employs several railway traffic management systems that are integral in traffic control. The new remote control system will be linked with interlocking and IT systems, with interfaces for the Finnish Transport Agency's train traffic management systems.

Large amounts of data will be exchanged between the remote control system and railway traffic IT systems. This project will boost the efficiency of rail traffic control and management, helping to keep trains on schedule and improve information offered to travelers, says Jari Jussila, technical director from Siemens Osakeyhtiö.

The project will be run in close cooperation with the end user, Finrail Oy. Finrail is responsible for traffic control services on the state-owned rail network.

We can manage exceptional situations better and recover faster from traffic disturbances than with the old system, concludes Juha Lehtonen, head of Mobility Division from Siemens Osakeyhtiö.

The project will be kicked off immediately. The new system will be launched in stages up to summer 2022.

Siemens toimittaa ratkaisuja, palveluja ja tuotteita kiinteistöihin, älykkääseen sähköverkkoon sekä digitalisoituvaan teollisuuteen. Yhtiön tulevaisuuden menestys perustuu sähköistykseen, automaatioon ja digitalisaatioon. Suomessa toimivia Siemens-yhtiöitä ovat Siemens Osakeyhtiö, Siemens Healthcare Oy, Siemens Energy Oy, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Oy, Siemens Mobility Oy, Mentor Graphics Finland Oy ja Siemens Financial Services, sivuliike Suomessa. Siemens Osakeyhtiöllä on aluekonttorit Virossa, Latviassa ja Liettuassa sekä VIBECO Oy -niminen tytäryhtiö Suomessa. Siemens Osakeyhtiön liikevaihto Suomessa ja Baltiassa on noin 215 miljoonaa euroa ja henkilöstön määrä noin 535. Siemens AG:n liikevaihto on 80 miljardia euroa ja henkilöstön määrä noin 350 000. Siemens toimii 200 maassa. www.siemens.fi

Lehtonen, Juha

+358 50 3510746

juha.lehtonen@siemens.com

Vauhkonen, Jouni

+358 29 534 3268

jouni.vauhkonen@liikennevirasto.fi

Siemens to renew the railway traffic remote control system in Southeast Finland

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Vauhkonen, Jouni

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