Bombardier Transportation has won an order to supply an advanced Traffic Management System (TMS) for Indian Railways (IR). The contract, with a value of around 4 million euros ($6 million US), is for the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a TMS for the Central Railway in Mumbai. It is already the second application of this sophisticated technology made by Bombardier for Indian Railways.

The contract will significantly improve safety in the Mumbai CST-Kalyan suburban section of the Central Railway – which covers 53 km, 32 stations and offers in excess of 1,400 services daily – as traffic controllers will be able to monitor some of the densest train traffic in the world, on a real time basis.  The system will manage train arrivals at each station every three minutes, and provides the information for rapid decision-making in case of disruption.

With the new TMS from Bombardier, around three million passengers using the Central Railway line daily will receive a continuously updated, minute-by-minute countdown showing the exact train time arrival at the platform.  In addition, there will be automatic multi-lingual passenger announcements on the train, bilingual displays at station entrances, and information relating to the next two incoming trains at each platform.

The first installation of Bombardier’s TMS in India was in 2004 at the Western Railway section in Mumbai. It was the first of its kind on Indian Railways and has made a major difference to the system’s train management. With the new technology, traffic controllers have been able to significantly increase the number of daily services safely.  The Western Railway section is an equally complex route which – on a 60km section – also transports some three million people, using in excess of 1,000 services daily; the system manages train arrivals at each station every three minutes.

Rajeev Jyoti, Managing Director, Bombardier Transportation India, said: “With this latest order, we are consolidating our excellent position in the rail market in India.  Through this and other projects, such as the Delhi Metro signalling contract, Bombardier demonstrates its commitment to providing leading-edge technology and support in this country.”

Anders Lindberg, President, Bombardier Transportation Rail Control Solutions, commented: “We are delighted to receive this second contract for the supply of a Traffic Management System in Mumbai, which endorses the success of the first system provided to the Western section and demonstrates the major improvement that this technology is bringing to the services of Indian Railways.”

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