1. ETCS Level 2 Operational Concept in Austria
March 2011
ETCS Level 2 Operational Concept in Austria
11th UIC ERTMS World Conference - Istanbul April 2014
Dr. Ruth HIERZER / Thales
Manfred PISEK / ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG
Transportation Systems

2. Thales in Transportation
A specialist in IT-based critical systems for Transport

3. Thales Transportation Systems by the numbers
15,754 km of track equipped with the Thales ETCS solutions
219,949 Thales rail field equipment installed worldwide
15% traction energy savings with optimised train management, equivalent to 100 family homes power consumption

4. Thales Transportation Systems by the numbers
Up to 500,000 control points supervised from a single OCC
Real-time video surveillance transmission to OCC from all transport modes
Over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities processed daily by Thales

5. Strategic Targets Infrastructure Operations OeBB
Target network represents a capable infrastructure for more trains, passengers, goods, and synchronised traffic.
Key Figures – Network 2012
5000 km of railroads
6500 trains per day
224 million passengers per year
113 million tons of goods per year
142 million km covered by trains
Key Figures – Network 2025+
(according to traffic forecasts)
~ 4800 km of railroads
~ 9000 trains per day
~ 300 million passengers per year
~ 142 million tons of goods per year
~ 198 million km covered by trains
Source: N.Pausch, ÖBB-Inrastruktur AG
Reduced headway times - Efficient use of infrastructure
Higher train speeds
Synchronised traffic with well linked connections
Energy efficiency

6. Main Pillars of Strategy Implementation
Automatisation
Centralisation
ETCS deployment
Continued Electronic Interlocking rollout
Civil works related network adaptations and improvements

7. Integrated Operations - Automatisation
Timetabling
Process visualization Forecasting Conflict detection
Automated operation
Customer information
Automated shunting … and more
Safe & Secure Remote Control
Route Control – Interlocking Work site protection Train Control – ETCS

8. Integrated Operations - Centralisation
5 Operation Control Centers (OCC) are responsible for the control and dispatching of the complete core network of the ÖBB
Increasing productivity
Assuring the highest level of safety
Enhancing quality

9. Longterm Investment Strategy for Integrated Operations
2032 Objective:
The operation control-strategy has been implemented for the whole network
the implementation is linked to projects within the future network 2025+
2012 The operation control-strategy is being implemented
1 integrated traffic management centre
5 operation control centres
2005 Decision to implement the operation strategy at ÖBB
In 2032
approx. 1,700 employees
in network operations
Approx. 94 staffed local operation sites
Approx. 145,000 Train km covered per employee
In 2012
3,170 employees
310 staffed local operation sites
51,000 Train km covered per employee
Initial Position
4,455 employees
530 staffed local operation sites
37,000 Train km covered per employee
Source: N.Pausch, ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG

10. Austrian ERTMS/ETCS deployment strategy
ETCS Status 2014
Source: OeBB Infrastruktur AG

11. Austrian ERTMS/ETCS deployment strategy
Deployment Train Control – Target 2025
Deployment ETCS under discussion
Deployment ETCS L2 decided
Rail Network OeBB
Source: OeBB Infrastruktur AG

12. First ETCS Level 2 Project in Austria
First ETCS L2 implementation for Austrian Railways with two line sections on main railway corridor
Project duration: May 2009 – Dec 2012
First Putting into operation ETCS L2 in Austria December 9th, 2012

13. OeBB‘s Operations Experience - Major Achievements
Significant travel time reduction:
Vienna – Salzburg 2:20 h
2013: 1 Million Train KMs reached
Up to 270 trains/day with speeds up to 230 km/h
2013: less than 200 delayminutes/month caused by ETCS

14. Experience and recommendations
Involve experts with practical background from the very beginning
Set a clear target with corresponding timeline and let them work – without intervention!
Cooperate with suppliers as close as you can
Necessity of clear and detailed operational and technical specifications
Supplementary integrations lab for early system testing

15. out of your infrastructure
March 2011
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