Siemens
Siemens extends Gurgaon metro line in India as turnkey system
Having built the metro line in the Gurgaon Cyber City business district with a connection to the Delhi Metro, Siemens is now constructing an approximately seven-kilometer extension to the south as a turnkey rail system. A corresponding order with a volume worth about 70 million euros has been placed with Siemens by the local concessionary IL&FS Rail Limited (Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services). The scope of delivery includes the rolling stock, the entire electrification and the signaling system. In addition, Siemens is responsible for the complete system integration. The line extension is due to be commissioned as early as the end of 2015.
For the new section of the Gurgaon line, Siemens is delivering seven aluminum-bodied metro trains. The trains are to run on standard-gauge track at a top speed of about 80 km/h. The modern signaling and train control system will make sure that the required service interval of 120 seconds is achieved during rush-hour traffic. This short headway will enable the metro trains to transport more than 30,000 passengers per hour.
Safe and reliable operation will be achieved by using the Sicas ECC type electronic interlocking, the LZB 700 M automatic train control system with ATP (Automatic Train Protection) and ATO (Automatic Train Operations), as well as the Vicos OC 501 ATS (Automatic Train Supervision) system. To fully electrify the new line extension, Siemens will install a 750 V DC traction power supply along with a third-rail system for current collection. Power will be supplied to the extension and the rest of existing line from the 66 kV grid. A medium-voltage ring will supply four substations, six metro stations and the depot with 11 kV AC.
Megacities like Delhi are marked by rapidly rising populations. New districts are emerging and growing into autonomous cities – such as Gurgaon, which already has a population of more than 500,000. In order to connect this area to the center of Delhi, Siemens was given the order in 2010 to build a metro line linking the residential and business district of Gurgaon with the capital's metro system. Passenger service on the line is to commence at the end of May 2013, thereby substantially boosting the transport capacity of the urban rapid transit system.
The section now contracted to Siemens is to run further to the south and will extend the existing metro line by around seven kilometers and six stations. As of the end of 2015, twelve automatic Siemens trains will be operating on the completed 13-kilometer-long line and serving twelve stations.
Siemens succeeded in entering the Indian mass transit sector in 2004, when the company completely equipped Line 3 of the Delhi Metro with signaling and rail communication systems. All extensions of Line 3 to an overall length of 60 track kilometers were also equipped with control and signaling systems by Siemens. These were followed up in October 2008 by the order to supply the signaling, electrification and baggage logistics for the 23-kilometer-long Delhi Airport Rail Link. For the first time in India the Siemens scope of supply and services for the new metro link to Gurgaon Cyber City included not only subsystems, but also responsibility for the key components and their integration as well as interfacing for the construction of a turnkey system.
Hong Kong's longest metro line gets Siemens station management system.
Siemens is to supply the IT and communication technology for Hong Kong's East-West Line. The company has received an order worth around 30 million euros from local metro operator MTR Corporation. The order includes the supply of the CG STM (Controlguide Station Management) station management system. This controls and monitors functions such as emergency call points, traction power supply, tunnel ventilation and overhead line fire detection and passenger information systems and escalators. Full commissioning of the route is scheduled for 2018.
Consistent control of functions such as emergency calls, fire detection or passenger information systems ensures passenger safety and keeps the trains operating smoothly. The CG STM station management system from Siemens enables all information and communication systems in the metro stations to be continuously monitored. The control system is directly linked to the control center, so that a prioritized list of alarms or status reports is displayed on the monitors. If an alarm sounds, the system issues preprogrammed instructions to provide maximum assistance to the operating staff.
The East-West Line is being created by connecting the West Rail Line to the Ma On Shan Line by a new 17-kilometer Shatin to Central Link. Combining the two lines will create a continuous East-West link on which the trains run fully automatically. The route, which is some 58 kilometers in length and includes 27 stations, will be the longest of Hong Kong's eight lines when it is commissioned in 2018.Hong Kong's subway network is already one of the most extensive in Asia. To cope with Hong Kong's ever growing future transportation needs, the government announced in 2009 that it planned to invest USD 2.9 billion to expand the rail network. Following on from this, Siemens last year won the order to equip the 47-kilometer North-South-Line from the Chinese border to Hong Kong Island with control and signaling technology. Commissioning of the route is scheduled for 2020.
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BTS Releases Transportation Statistics Annual Report
Friday, August 9, 2013 - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), today released the Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR) 2012. The 17th edition of this congressionally mandated report presents key transportation indicators along with an overview of the transportation system. It also includes data and information about passenger travel, freight movement, transportation and the economy, system reliability, transportation safety, energy use and environmental impacts. In addition, it focuses on closing data gaps and improving the ways in which transportation statistics are collected, compiled, analyzed, and published. TSAR is a report of the BTS director to the president and Congress. The entire report or individual sections may be downloaded directly from the BTS website with printed copies available upon request. Please contact: Dave Smallen (202) 366-5568
Introduction
The Transportation Statistics Annual Report describes the Nation's transportation system, the system's performance, its contributions to the economy, and its effects on the environment. This 17th edition of the report, covering 2011 and 2012, is based on information collected or compiled by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a Federal statistical agency in the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).
Over 4 million miles of roads, nearly 139,000 miles of railroads, over 25,000 miles of navigable waterways, over 2 million miles of pipelines, and more than 5,000 public use airports connect the Nation's people and businesses across a continent and with the rest of the world.
The estimated value of U.S. transportation assets in 2010 was over $7 trillion. The public owns one-half of the total transportation asset value, mostly highways and streets, but also publicly held airports, waterways, and transit facilities. Private companies own 31.6 percent of transportation assets, including railroads, pipelines, trucks, planes, and ships. Consumerowned motor vehicles account for the remaining 18.1 percent.
The average person travels more than 13,000 miles per year, and domestic businesses ship and receive 57 tons of freight per year for every man, woman, and child in the United States. Transportation accounts for:
Over 4 million miles of roads, nearly 139,000 miles of railroads, over 25,000 miles of navigable waterways, over 2 million miles of pipelines, and more than 5,000 public use airports connect the Nation's people and businesses across a continent and with the rest of the world.
The estimated value of U.S. transportation assets in 2010 was over $7 trillion. The public owns one-half of the total transportation asset value, mostly highways and streets, but also publicly held airports, waterways, and transit facilities. Private companies own 31.6 percent of transportation assets, including railroads, pipelines, trucks, planes, and ships. Consumerowned motor vehicles account for the remaining 18.1 percent.
The average person travels more than 13,000 miles per year, and domestic businesses ship and receive 57 tons of freight per year for every man, woman, and child in the United States. Transportation accounts for:
- over $1 trillion in purchases and investments,
- $134 billion of public expenditures on operations and maintenance,
- 11 million jobs in transportation-related industries,
- more than $8,000 average expenditures for each household,
- nearly 35,000 lives lost and over 2.2 Introduction million nonfatal injuries each year,
- 70.2 percent of total petroleum consumption in the United States, and
- over 1.7 billion annual metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
- transportation safety across all modes and intermodally;
- the state of good repair of United States transportation infrastructure;
- the extent, connectivity, and condition of the transportation system, building on the national transportation atlas database developed;
- economic efficiency across the entire transportation sector;
- the effects of the transportation system on global and domestic economic competitiveness;
- demographic, economic, and other variables influencing travel behavior, including choice of transportation mode and goods movement;
- transportation-related variables that influence the domestic economy and global competitiveness;
- economic costs and impacts for passenger travel and freight movement;
- intermodal and multimodal passenger movement;
- intermodal and multimodal freight movement; and
- consequences of transportation for the human and natural environment.
SNCF deploys VeriFone PAYware Wynid handheld payment system
French national rail operator SNCF Group has deployed VeriFone Systems' PAYware Wynid managed payments system to allow conductors to sell tickets and process payments with a handheld device.
French national rail operator SNCF Group has deployed VeriFone Systems' PAYware Wynid managed payments system to allow conductors to sell tickets and process payments with a handheld device.
Vienna's mass transit operator Wiener Linien is trialling the Siemens Ultra Low Floor (ULF) low-energy, climate-control tram on its passenger service on route 62 between Kärntner Ring/Opera House and Lainz.
DynoTRAIN virtual rail testing project nearing completion
DynoTRAIN researchers are approaching completion on a four-year project to allow rail vehicles to be certifed virtually before they are commissioned.
Nomad Digital installs onboard Wi-Fi on VIA Rail's Ocean trains
Wireless communications provider Nomad Digital has completed Wi-Fi installation onboard VIA Rail's long-haul Ocean trains in Canada.
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Electric route for Lake District
Plans unveiled to to allow electric trains to run on 10 miles of route between Oxenholme Lake District station and Windermere station.
Electric trains could soon be serving destinations in the heart of the Lake District as Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin unveiled his plans to electrify the Windermere branch line in Cumbria.
The government is keen for the 10 miles of track, which runs between Oxenholme Lake District station on the West Coast Main Line and Windermere station in the National Park, to be converted to allow electric trains to run on the route.
Once the proposed £16 million scheme is agreed faster, greener more reliable electric trains could link Kendal, Burneside and Staveley directly to Manchester by 2016.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin:
This is a key line to one of the most important tourist areas in the UK and I believe the rail industry has a role in making sure more people can travel comfortably to enjoy the beautiful lakesLast year the government announced the biggest programme of rail electrification ever including plans electrifying Manchester to Liverpool and Manchester to Bolton routes by 2016.
I recognise that strong rail links across the country are important drivers in our economic recovery at a national and regional level that is why we are pushing ahead with the biggest programmes of rail electrification ever.
Subject to the business case confirming the project provides good value for money, Network Rail will be asked to undertake the work in conjunction with other North West rail electrification projects.
Network Rail will be responsible for completing the work and will develop detailed plans in conjunction with the passenger train operators that use the line and the local authorities along the route.
The rail industry recognises the importance of the National Park environment and the value of visitors using the railway and these factors will be taken into account in the electrification plans and works.
A new timetable will be considered as part of the new Northern and Transpennine franchises, both of which will commence in February 2016.
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