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Fully automated underground in São Paulo runs with CBTC technology from Siemens

With Line 4, the Brazilian financial metropolis São Paulo has the first fully automated metro line in Latin America.

20. Juli 2022

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Hitachi supplies ERTMS equipment for Swedish Tågab

The private Swedish railway company Tågåkeriet I Bergslagen AB (Tågab) has contracted Hitachi Rail to supply ERTMS components for its rolling stock.

12. Juli 2022

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Fully automated operation started on metro line B in Lyon

At the end of June, driverless operation according to GoA4 was started on metro line B in Lyon, France. In the course of the overall modernisation of the network, this should also significantly increase capacity.

07. Juli 2022

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Czech ČD receives first locomotive retrofitted with ETCS

Representatives of the supplier association led by ČD Telematika ceremoniously handed over the first vehicle retrofitted with an ETCS on-board unit to ČD on 12.05.2022.

20. Mai 2022

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Czech CityElefants get ETCS equipment

The electric trains of the series 471 of the Czech State Railways ČD, also called CityElefant, will be equipped with ETCS.

09. Mai 2022

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Czech Pendolino to be equipped with ETCS

The seven Pendolino trains of the Czech State Railways ČD (series 680) from Alstom are getting ETCS equipment. The supplier is the ČD subsidiary ČD Telematica.

22. April 2022

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Danish units no longer in Germany after ETCS installation

The 17 type IC3 diesel multiple units of the Danish State Railways (DSB) equipped with the German safety system Indusi/PZB will lose their approval for Germany after the installation of ETCS on-board devices.

07. April 2022

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Ricardo becomes AsBo for automation of the Copenhagen S-Bane

Ricardo Certification has been appointed as the Assessment Body (AsBo) for the transformation of Copenhagen’s S-Bane railway into a fully automated system.

29. März 2022

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Kontron installs and operates radio system for Grand Paris Express

Kontron Transportation has been awarded a contract by La Société du Grand Paris (SGP) to supply, install and maintain the operational radio system for Line 18 of the Grand Paris Express project.

03. März 2022

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Alstom to supply CBTC system for M12 metro line in Istanbul

Alstom will supply a CBTC system and the electromechanical infrastructure for the new M12 Ümraniye – Ataşehir – Göztepe metro line in Istanbul.

02. März 2022

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Mitsubishi wins CBTC contract for Metro New York

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has been awarded a contract to supply a CBTC system for the eastern section of Metro New York's Queens Boulevard Line (QBL).

01. März 2022

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Passenger service of digital S-Bahn Hamburg to start later

The passenger deployment of the four digital S-Bahn trains on Hamburg's S-Bahn is currently planned for the month of March. This was announced by Deutsche Bahn upon request.

15. Februar 2022

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Further ATO trials by NS and Arriva

Dutch state railway NS and Arriva Nederland are planning new tests of automatic train operation (ATO) for summer 2022. The tests, in cooperation with infrastructure manager Prorail will take place between Groningen and the sidings station De Vork in Haren.

15. Februar 2022

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Oslo Metro: CBTC with GoA2 via public network

Oslo has become the first city in the world to decide to control its metro via the public mobile network. This decision is based on a determination by the Oslo City Council in 2019 to replace the signalling system based on conventional relay technology with a signalling system using CBTC technology.

20. Januar 2022

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Oslo Metro orders CBTC system from Siemens Mobility

Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract by operator Sporveien AS for a CBTC system for Oslo Metro.

21. Dezember 2021