2013•Railway gazette internationalRequires access

ETCS or CBTC on cross-city links?

Ian M. Mitchell

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The Institute of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)'s International Technical Committee has been examining the choice between metro and main line train control technologies, as it is one that promoters and operations of cross-city rail links must make. Factors influencing current projects, such as the operating pattern and the interaction with other train services, play an important role in the decision making. This article takes a look at projects in London (London Thameslink and London Crossrail), Madrid (Madrid suburban), Istanbul (Istanbul Marmaray), and Paris (Paris RER Line E) to see what they have chosen - either European Train Control System (ECTS) or Communications Based Train Control (CBTC).

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Key concepts: Automatic train control, Transport engineering, Control (management), Telecommunications, Engineering, Line (geometry), Railway line, Railway system