Bombardier deploys new rail control solution in Kuala Lumpur

Bombardier Transportation’s fully-automated CITYFLO 650 rail control solution has entered service on second phase of new Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Line 1 in Kuala Lumpur. Bombardier is equipping over 100 km of the KVMRT network with the technology, which offers operators optimised network capacity and heightened responsive traffic management. The system, which features a centralised control centre system and advanced radio-based communications, has been achieving high levels of availability si
July 26, 2017 Read time: 1 min
513 Bombardier Transportation’s fully-automated CITYFLO 650 rail control solution has entered service on second phase of new Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Line 1 in Kuala Lumpur.

Bombardier is equipping over 100 km of the KVMRT network with the technology, which offers operators optimised network capacity and heightened responsive traffic management.

The system, which features a centralised control centre system and advanced radio-based communications, has been achieving high levels of availability since phase 1 opened in December 2016. Driverless trains operate with a peak-time frequency of less than three and a half-minute intervals and at speeds of just under 100 km/h. The new line offers a time-efficient and comfortable journey for passengers to cross the city within 90 minutes.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • New approach to data handling aids development of smarter cities
    January 11, 2013
    David Crawford has been to the Irish capital to see a potent memorandum of understanding at work. An imaginative collaboration between the world’s largest IT company and one of Europe’s smaller capital cities is demonstrating a new approach to data handling that could have far reaching implications for urban public transport worldwide. A close working relationship between IBM and Dublin City Council (DCC) dates from 2010. The IT giant was looking for a local transport authority as partner for testing IBM’s
    Read More
  • KeolisAmey reappointed to operate London's automated rail system
    October 7, 2024
    New eight-year €140m deal from Transport for London to run Docklands Light Railway
    Read More
  • System predicts train delays and informs response
    February 25, 2016
    David Crawford looks into the near-term future for Stockholm’s rail commuters. Swedish rail operator Stockholmståg, which runs commuter services in and around the country’s capital, is claiming a world first with the introduction of its automated Pendelprognosen (commuter prognosis) service. Developed to enable the prediction of delays as much as two hours before they are likely to occur, this offers the operator the scope for much earlier remedial action than previously - for example by filling in the expe
    Read More
  • Priority boosts ridership and cuts congestion
    May 4, 2016
    Transit priority is proving a win-win in Europe and Australia. David Crawford reports. Technology that integrates with the Australian-originated Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS) is driving bus signal priority and performance analysis initiatives on both sides of the world; in its homeland, with a major deployment in 2015, and in the capital of the Republic of Ireland.
    Read More

Highlighted Content