Ansaldo STS and Copenhagen metro authority Metroselskabet signed a MoU for the development of a Proof of Concept for a Dynamic Headway Solution using Hitachi technologies for the Copenhagen Metro M1 / M2. The prototype solution will be completed at end of this year.
The new technology, that will automatically adjust train frequency to best cater for change in passenger numbers, will be designed using both Ansaldo STS’s train control systems and Hitachi’s digitalization and IoT (Internet of Things) technology to detect congestion through sensors at stations in order to analyse demand.
“Exploring ways to optimise delivered capacity to make it as efficient as possible is critical to minimising the cost of provision of public transportation. Metroselskabet is keen to encourage and participate in activities that can yield economies to our services,” Henrik Plougmann Olsen CEO of Metroselskabet said.
Hitachi’s Dynamic Headway Solution combined with Ansaldo STS’s driverless technology is developed based on companies’ joint Digitalisation strategy by utilising Hitachi’s IoT platform “Lumada”. The two companies plan to integrate the Dynamic Headway technology in Ansaldo’s CBTC offering.
Photo: Metroselskabet/Peter Sørensen
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