SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 07-08/2022
Challenges of project implementation using the example of two ETCS projects
This article presents the current status and the challenges involved in implementing two current ETCS projects (European Train Control System, ETCS) at DB Netz AG. Both projects are currently in the execution phase. Fig. 1 shows the geographical placement of both the projects. The installation of ETCS equipment in the “Verkehrsprojekt Deutsche Einheit Nr. 8.3 (VDE 8.3) Berlin–Leipzig/Halle” represents the northern extension of the already completed VDE 8.2 NBS Leipzig/Halle–Erfurt project. The project for equipping the Leipzig–Riesa line with ETCS is helping to close the ETCS gap between the VDE 8 Berlin–Leipzig/Halle–Erfurt–Nuremberg and VDE 9 Leipzig–Dresden projects...