Today, Siemens
Mobility – in partnership with RATP and d’Île-de-France Mobilités – announced
completion of the full automation of Paris Metro Line 4, which is now operated
exclusively using automatic driverless trains. Following a period of mixed
operation during which driver-operated trains ran alongside the automatic
trains, full automation of Line 4 is now a reality. As a leader in the
design and implementation of automated metro systems, Siemens Mobility was
chosen by RATP at the end of 2015 to automate Line 4, three years after the
successful project to automate Line 1 at the end of 2012. With 700,000
passenger each day, Line 4 is the French capital’s second busiest metro line.
Opened in 1908, the route now has 29 stations spread over 14 kilometers.
The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and Siemens
Mobility GmbH announced yesterday at the UITP Congress in Barcelona that they
will further intensify their collaboration to promote sustainability in rail
transportation. As part of the cooperation, new automation technologies will be
developed and tested to increase capacity and reduce energy consumption in rail
transportation by the UITP World Congress in 2025 and 2027. The joint focus
aims to make a concrete contribution to the set sustainability goals.
Siemens Mobility and Cattron presented the
next development phase of the government-funded research project Autonomous
Tram in Depot today at InnoTrans 2022: remote train operation (RTO). The world
premiere marks the next critical milestone for RTO in the project and was
successfully presented today to the project organizer TÜV Rheinland at the
depot of the public transportation company ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam GmbH.
Siemens Mobility and Finnish rolling stock owner company Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy have agreed to test the European Train Control System ETCS in Finland. It is part of the Finnish DigiRail
project and is funded by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
(Väylävirasto).The contract includes equipping two multiple-unit trainsets with
Trainguard OBU and ATO. This marks the first time that ETCS will be tested in
the Scandinavian country in accordance with the latest standard set in the
applicable European technical specification TSI 2023.
The central artery of the Copenhagen S-train network is now in operation
with a new Communications-Based Train Control System (CBTC) provided by Siemens
Mobility.
Basel
marshaling yard II in Muttenz, one of the central trade hubs for freight traffic from
south to north in Switzerland has been successfully commissioned after 4 years
of partial modernization. The technology upgrade includes the renewal of the
classification yard with SiemensTrackguard
Cargo MSR32automation systems and the installation of new retarders. With
this 20 million € investment, SBB infrastructure is partnering with Siemens
Mobility to ensure a seamless migration of their legacy systems to the newest
technology standards while continuing to maintain safe, efficient and reliable
freight transport for the future.
The Berlin
Transport Association (BVG) and Siemens Mobility have signed a contract for the
construction of a Sicas ECC electronic interlocking at Alexanderplatz subway
station. The new interlocking is to cover the approximately 3.5-kilometer route
between the Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz and Spittelmarkt subway stations. In addition
to the indoor system, the scope of order includes new cables, a cable system
and around 150 K140 signals (main, pre, emergency and protection signals). The
line, which comprises a total of five stations, runs underground on two tracks
in a tunnel with a small clearance gauge. The project, which has a total volume
of around €13 million, will start laying cables in November 2021 and will be
completed in summer 2024.
Siemens Mobility and DB Systemtechnik have signed a cooperation agreement to modernize a locomotive of the series 101 with an upgraded Siemens ETCS solution Trainguard 200 Onboard Unit system. The locomotive is part of DB Systemtechnik’s fleet and is used for test- and acceptance runs. It will now be upgraded to the European train control system ETCS level 2. At its core, the project aims to develop an interface solution that can be easily implemented for subsequent retrofitting and integration of ETCS and LZB into the vehicle architecture, independent of the train manufacturer. With this technical integration solution, a major step towards the successful retrofitting of entire fleets in the context of the Digital Rail for Germany program is made. Siemens Mobility has demonstrated its retrofit experiences and capabilities already in various retrofit projects throughout Switzerland, Great Britain, Spain and Germany.
The state of Baden-Württemberg has ordered three Mireo Plus B trains from Siemens Mobility. The battery-electric trains will ensure locally emission-free traffic on the new Hermann-Hesse-Bahn between Renningen and Calw from 2023. Siemens Mobility will additionally take over maintenance of the trains over their entire service life. By being equipped with the latest European Train Control System, the Mireo Plus B trains are equipped for ETCS Level 2 operation. This new standard offers more track capacity, greater punctuality as well as interoperability in cross-border rail traffic. The reorder option became possible as part of a past order for 20 Mireo Plus B for the Ortenau network in 2020.