Traffic management systems for Kharkov Metro, Ukraine

In terms of implementation of the Traffic management system (TMS) in Kharkov Metro since 2010 LOT Group with the support of RTS of companies has equipped the trains with the automatic speed control devices. For now more than 15 trains are equipped with automatic speed control devices. These devices are intended for providing safety train operation. They perform the following functions:

Control of the current train speed and check of its correspondence to the authorized speed at this section.
Control of the conditions of all the train systems.
Driver’s actions control.
If automatic speed control system defines the discrepancy of some parameters it transfers the train operation into safe mode. In some cases complete stop is possible. Simultaneously relevant signal is transmitted to the train control center of the metropolitan.

Implementation of the automatic speed control system allows to increase safety of train operation, prevent faults in train operation and emergency situations