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SYSTEME CBTC [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Traffic Control
  • Subway
DEF

... a train control system that uses radio communication to exchange information between trains and a central control station.

CONT

In a CBTC system, each train continuously communicates its location, direction, and speed to a central control station. Through these communications, the central control station knows the location of all trains moving on the track and assigns each train a permission to move through a designated section of the track at a specified speed.

Key term(s)
  • communication based train control system
  • communication based train control
  • communications based train control system
  • communications based train control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation des trains
  • Métro
CONT

[...] la gestion des trains basée sur la communication est un système de [commande] automatique du trafic ferroviaire (train ou métro). Ce système se base sur la communication continue entre le train et les ordinateurs chargés de piloter le trafic.

Spanish

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