HITACHI : Improved Passenger Services for Local Existing Railways

	Volume 57 Number 1 March 2008
	Industrial Systems

AUTHORS

Satoru Nagai	Signaling & Power Supply Systems Dept., Transport Management & Control Systems Div., Transportation Systems Div., Industrial Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
Kenichi Yamada	Signaling Systems Design Dept., Mito Transportation Systems Product Div., Industrial Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
Satoshi Okada	Signaling Systems Design Dept., Mito Transportation Systems Product Div., Industrial Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
Wataru Takahashi	Transportation Control Systems Engineering Dept., Transportation Information Systems Div., Information & Control Systems Div., Information & Telecommunication Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.

OVERVIEW

Existing local railways constitute complex transportation infrastructures encompassing a range of station scales from tiny unmanned stations to large regional hubs. Boosting the operational efficiency of local railway operating companies calls for flexible traffic control systems that accommodate the full range of small-to-large station operations. Today even smaller unmanned stations are demanding the passenger information services that until now have only been available at the larger stations. Hitachi, Ltd. is a leader in the development of robust traffic control systems for local existing railways that promote safer, more secure transportation, and also accommodate the diverse needs of railway operating companies. Leveraging Hitachi's expertise and accumulated knowledge in cutting-edge information technologies, we are developing innovative systems tailored for existing local railways. Focusing on the specific needs and concerns of local rail companies, these systems can be installed on a station-by-station basis for a cost-effective phased deployment.

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RELEVANT SITES

	Hitachi-Rail.com
	The Hitachi Hyoron (Japanese Only)

KEYWORDS

speech synthesized technologies, passenger information services, train traffic control system,for local existing railways

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