2005 – Oct – Ishii & Saito – Technical Trend of Signalling System and Latest LRT Signalling System

NORIHIRO ISHII Deputy General Manager Yoshikazu Saito Engineer KYOSAN ELECTRIC MFG. CO., LTD. Railway safety can be said to be a history of troubleshooting. And the world has come to require railways to reinforce convenience and service quality while looking safety as a matter of course. In such circumstances, midsize cities and the suburban areas of large cities are faced with transportation difficulty that demand is not so great as to require railway but cannot be dealt with only by busses and other automobiles. As a new transit system like AGT (Automated Guide way Transit) that is safe and can meet such demand, has been introduced to play an important role in such regions. This paper analyzes the technical trend of signaling system and introduces the newest signaling system that was applied to Singapore Sengkang/Punggol LRT, or an advanced AGT.