Introduction
 ERTMS,
the European Railway Traffic Management System, has been designed
by the European railways and the supply industry supported by
the European Commission to meet the future needs of the European
Railways.
ERTMS has two basic components:
- ETCS, the European Train Control System, makes it possible
not only to transmit permitted speed information to the train
driver, but also to monitor constantly the driver’s compliance
with these instructions;
- GSM-R, based on standard GSM but using various frequencies
specific to rail as well as certain advanced functions. It
is the radio system used for exchanging voice and data information
between the track and the train
Features of ERTMS
- Interoperability
- Highest speeds up to 500 km/hr
- Automatic Train Protection (ATP)
- Smaller Headways
- Moving Block Operation (Level 3)
ETCS + GSM-R = ERTMS
ETCS is the new control-command system, GSM-R is the new radio
system for voice and data communication. Together, they form
ERTMS, the new signalling and management system for Europe,
enabling interoperability throughout the European Rail Network.
For more information on GSM-R, please visit:
http://gsm-r.uic.asso.fr/
http://www.gsm-rail.com/index_i_e.html
Benefits of ERTMS
- Long term cost reduction
- Major equipment reduction
- Better Assets Utilization
- Increase capacity
- Less Trackside equipment
- Higher Operational Throughput
- Highest Level of Safety
- Possibility of More Trains per line
- Interoperability or railway networks
- Standardisation
- Reduction of some technical barriers
- Ease cross-border operations
- Open market for signalling systems
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