ETCS deployment on the Infrabel rail network

Description

Schematic representation with geolocation of Infrabel's network currently equipped with ETCS or equivalent. ETCS (European Train Control System) is a European automatic safety system that significantly reduces the risk of a train passing a red signal. Speeding, which causes many rail accidents, is also becoming virtually impossible. Both trains and infrastructure must be equipped with ETCS. Infrabel has an ETCS Master Plan that aims to deploy ETCS across the entire rail network. The aim is that by the end of 2025, trains in Belgium will only run with ETCS. The master plan shall specify which railway lines will be equipped with ETCS and at what level. There are indeed different levels of ETCS, and Infrabel has chosen to implement a combination of the following levels: ETCS 1 LS (Limited Supervision) The train dispatcher receives information about signals and speed limits via signals emitted by fixed beacons on the tracks. The driver does not see this information, he relies on the signals on the train route, but if he makes an error, the system intervenes and brakes the train.ETCS 1 FS (Full Supervision) The dispatcher receives information on the signals and speed limits via signals emitted by fixed beacons installed on the tracks. This information is also visible from the driver's station.ETCS 2 FS (Full Supervision) The information on signals and speed limits no longer comes from beacons installed on the route, but from GSM-R masts installed along the tracks. The train driver can only rely on information received continuously at his driving position.ETCS1+2 FS - (Full Supervision) The train driver receives information about signalling and speed at his driving position. The information comes either from beacons or from GSM-R pylons. This system is installed on high-speed lines. This system is installed on high-speed lines 3 (to Germany) and 4 (to the Netherlands).TVM-430 - (Machine-Track Transmission) This is a French system used only on high-speed line 1 between Lembeek and the French border. Its operation is similar to that of ETCS. The control station receives a signal transmitted by the rails, which informs the driver of its speed in relation to the maximum authorised speed.With the support of the European Union, Infrabel can install ETCS on the entire Belgian rail network. We have already received subsidies for: ETCS level 1 Full Supervision;Placement on Corridor C (freight axis from the port of Antwerp via Leuven and Namur to Athus);Placement on line 10 and line 36C/2;Placement on the Ans-Angleur section of line 36/37 ETCS level 2;ETCS level 2 Full Supervision:Development of a generic design that includes the Deinze-Waregem pilot line.Placement on line 12 section Kapellen-Essen Placement on line 162 section Libramont-AutelbasPlacement on line 59 section Beveren-BerchemPlacement on line 16 section Lier-AarschotPlacement on line 50A section Bruegge - Gent-Sint-PietersPlacement on line 35 section Aarschot-Leuven

Resources

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55 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
23 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
0 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
61 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
0 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
23 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
0 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
74 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
0 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
23 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
0 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
54 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
0 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
25 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/
8 https://www.odwb.be/explore/dataset/geo-etcs/information/

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  • lijnen
  • geolocalisatie
  • etcs
  • sporen

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  • TRAN

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