Signalling for seamless and safe train travel
Queensland Rail is progressively installing a new signalling system across the SEQ network. ETCS will increase capacity, efficiency and reliability while maintaining safety on our network.
Benefits from installing this world class signalling system are:
- Smart signalling and traffic management
- Improved reliability and increased capacity
- Continued safety of service
- Safe use of the Cross River Rail tunnels and seamless train operations
- Safe trackside maintenance.
ETCS is an advanced signalling system that relays continuous information between the central Rail Management Centre (RMC) and trains via a radio system, and between trackside equipment and the RMC through a fixed transmission network. Some additional data is transferred via fixed balises (or beacons) on the train tracks to the trains.
This information reports the position, direction and speed of each train and enables the system to calculate safe, maximum running speeds.
Knowing the exact position of each train along the network means they can be scheduled to travel closer to each other while maintaining the highest standards of safety.
ETCS is already being tested on Shorncliffe Line and will also go live in the Cross River Rail tunnels. ETCS will progressively activate as it is installed across the SEQ network over the coming decade.
For more information about ETCS and Cross River Rail visit: Project Delivery - Cross River Rail, opens in new window
Further roll out of ETCS on the Queensland Rail SEQ network will occur as required.