GE Transportation wins Stockholm signaling contract
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefUnder an agreement with AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik announced Tuesday, GE Transportation will supply a new signaling facility for Stockholm’s Tvärbanan light rail system. It will include a traffic control system, interlocking system, and automatic train control. The new signaling facility will ease the integration of the existing system with an upcoming expansion.
Erie, Pa.-based GE Transportation said that on the existing system, the new facility will significantly reduce headway. The Saltsjöbanan, an existing railway that will be connected to the Tvärbanan, will be reclassified as light rail, and outfitted with a GE Transportation ATC system.
Overall, the new signaling system, which will cost about $45 million, will affect 49 stations and approximately 725 miles of railway used by more than 47,000 daily riders.
