CBTC—it's just what you'd expect from Union Switch & Signal, the industry's leader in rail safety, reliability, efficiency and dispatching solutions since 1881. While our technologies continue to advance, our mission remains the same-to make your rail network safer, more reliable, and more productive than ever before. Discover how we can keep your business on track.
Reliability
- Proven technology components from a global industry leader in signaling and control system for mass transit
- Engineered specifically to meet the IEEE Standard 1474.1T for CBTC Performance and Functional Requirements
- Industry-leading Central Office technology in use by several major rail operations
- Unique distributed control architecture to ensure redundency
- Highly encrypted wireless communications
Flexibility
- Modular, component-based architecture that's easily adapted to your needs
- Scalable solution to accommodate your future growth or network modifications
- Can be overlaid onto existing infrastructure
- Vehicle energy consumption optimized through Central Office
Results
- Increased system traffic capacity and improved on-time performance
- Improvement of operational headway (from 120 - 150s down to 70- 90s)
- Reduction or elimination of track circuits and signals (dependent upon customer requirements)
- Faster and reduced maintenance
- Higher standard of transit passenger satisfaction
