URBALISTM solutions

Beyond CBTC Basics

2 Alstom Transport
 URBALISTM Solutions, Beyond CBTC Basics

Alstom, pioneer and expert

in advanced signaling solutions
With 60% of the world’s population, 5 billion people, slated to live in cities by 2030, rail
network operators are hard pressed for urban mass transit solutions. Congestion, lack of
adequate mobility, environmental pollution and safety represent some of the most important
challenges today. Moreover, increasing urban transport capacity is at the crux of solving
these issues.

For over 70 years, Alstom has been addressing such urban challenges and thereby is
constantly upgrading the most service proven radio Communication Based Train Control
(CBTC) signaling solution, the URBALIS range.

Notably, the Company’s most advanced URBALIS systems ensure highest passenger
transport capacity, operational availability, and lowest life cycle cost on the market.

Case in point: in Mexico City, one of the world’s largest megacities with 22 million
residents, URBALIS boosted capacity by up to 30% on its new metro “Gold Line”, shortened
commute time from 2 hours to 72 minutes—and reduced vehicle traffic which will eliminate
2,300 tons of CO2 emissions per year.

Alstom Transport 3
4 Alstom Transport
 URBALISTM Solutions, Beyond CBTC Basics

4 Top benefits
of an enhanced CBTC experience
URBALIS is continuously being perfected to achieve the ultimate train control solution.
Key advantages include: flexible and scalable Control System architecture, based on moving
block principle, which safely optimizes the maximum of available rail network capacity;
reducing the headway between trains down to 60 seconds and consequently ensuring
the system’s higher efficiency and train frequency with minimal or zero passenger service
disruption.

BENEFITS Features and Facts

1
Service proven • URBALIS Range is the most service proven
and benefits from the know-how acquired
radio CBTC from CBTC projects for over 40 metro lines,
solution worldwide.

• Modern safety platforms with high availability.

2
High • Redundant architecture with no single point of
operational failure.
• Flexible operation with more train movements,
availability fallback systems and recovery modes.

3
• Shorter headways (down to 60 seconds) lead
High transport to higher capacity, while reducing commute
capacity time with higher commercial speeds.

• Reduced equipment count and volume means

less equipment to maintain, less power
consumption.

4
Optimal • Effective ATO (Automatic Train Control)
investment allowing minimum energy consumption,
and optimum rolling stock inducing lower
and LCC maintenance cost.
• Modular architecture easy to extend, modify
and migrate.

Alstom Transport 5
 Global success in busy cities
Service Proven URBALIS: 25% of radio CBTC
As a local partner with the experience of a global company, Alstom has a signaling
track record dating back 30 years to the late 1970s and 1980s when the Company
pioneered a number of new systems for Washington, Taipei, Sao Paulo, Marseille
and Montreal. In 2003, the Company delivered the world’s first radio CBTC in
the North East Line of Singapore. It still remains the longest underground and
the highest capacity UTO line in commercial service. Today, URBALIS has been
installed on over 50 metro lines around the world, covering driverless and
manned operations on new line and signaling renovation projects.

Lille
First «UTO to UTO» revamping with
headway below 70s, doubling line
capacity by doubling train length and
keeping headway performances while
replacing the legacy analogic system
with digital CBTC technology

Lausanne
UTO steepest line
(12%) with rubber tires
Mexico Toronto
L12 : 1st CBTC in Mexico, pollution Interface with third
reduction (2,300 t CO2 / year), decrease MALAGA
supplier interlocking
of commute time (2h => 72min) Deployed on L1 & L2

Panama
First metro line
in the country

SAO PAULO
Deployed with very high
ridership on L1, L2 & L3
Santiago
L1 : revamping, interface with existing
system, short headway below 80s

6 Alstom Transport
 URBALISTM Solutions, Beyond CBTC Basics

solutions deployed worldwide

Amsterdam
Revamping of the entire city network (5 interconnected metro
lines), complex migration through sectorized switch-over
Beijing
CBTC revamping in record time for Olympic games
Milan WUHAN (2 years), 6 CBTC lines in Beijing
Voted most popular L1: L2 & L4, deployed on
full revamping in 4 2 heavy ridership lines
years’time, very complex SHANGHAI
migration with mixed 4 CBTC lines including one driverless line
traffic & interface with
existing system, increase
capacity by 40%, headway WUXI L1 & L2
GUANGZHOU L6
of 90s, energy saving up
to 30% KUNMING L1
TAICHUNG
UTO on Green line
SHENZHEN L2 & L5
Hong Kong
Dubai South Island Line : 1st UTO and
CBTC system for advanced 1st CBTC metro line in Hong Kong
tramway with Platform
Screen Doors
Singapore
NEL & CCL lines : First radio CBTC in the
world in 2003, highest capacity UTO line
in the world, longest underground UTO line

Renovation Driverless Renovation & Driverless

Alstom Transport 7
 Beyond CBTC Basics
The URBALIS range has 2 CBTC offers: URBALIS Fluence and URBALIS 400
Alstom expands its service proven URBALIS range by adding a new solution
addressing Operator needs for an enhanced CBTC experience. Complementary to
URBALIS 400, URBALIS Fluence leverages the current URBALIS solution.
The new URBALIS Fluence integrates innovations that drastically simplify the
signaling system by completely merging interlocking functions into a train-centric
CBTC. Conversely, URBALIS 400 operates with traditional interlocking. Both
solutions capitalize on a common technological base which is constantly being
upgraded—and they offer the highest level of safety endorsed by official independent
authorities.

Redundant network architecture

For highest availability, using standard
technology (TCP/IP, Ethernet)

URBALIS 400
URBALIS 400 represents the ideal CBTC solution
for urban transit operators aiming to maximize
performance and capacity, while requiring
standard interlocking systems for operational
needs.

• High transport capacity and high

availability for interlocking based
Fully Redundant Radio
Communication
Already deployed over 35 radio
systems
CBTC projects since 2003
• Management of mixed traffic and
interfacing signaling systems

Primary train detection

Using standard Eurobalise

URBALIS Overview

8 Alstom Transport
 URBALISTM Solutions, Beyond CBTC Basics

URBALISTM Beyond CBTC Basics

URBALIS Fluence
The new URBALIS Fluence is the first train centric CBTC. It innovates by simplifying the complex
route setting and interlocking functions, and completely merges these functions into CBTC.

• Optimum Train Centric architecture leading to less equipment (20% reduction) and
better performances

• Higher transport capacity with minimal headway (down to 60 seconds)

• Higher operational availability (24 hour) with extreme flexibility of train movements
• Optimal investment and LCC for all types of line configuration

Iconis Integrated Control Center

ATS – SCADA – CCTV – PA - PIS

Advanced Automatic
Train Operation ATP Moving Block principle
Achieving best-in-class For lower headway and higher
stopping accuracy performances

Alstom Transport 9
 12 more reasons
to choose URBALIS
• High level of safety – Use of formal software development methods

• Energy saving – Up to 30 % by maximizing use of train coasting

• Standard Interfaces – TCP/IP and Ethernet, IEEE 802.11

• Robust and proven radio technology – in service on major lines over 10

years (since 2003)

• Line renovation with zero service disruption – Beijing L2, Milan L1

• Flexible operations – bi-directional operation, partial services

• Best in class Automatic Train Operation – Up to +/- 15cm stopping

accuracy

• Functionality tailored to user requirements – Preserve operating rules

• Continuous technology upgrade for long term visibility

• Demonstrated scalability – Up to Grade of Automation 4

• Easy expansion and integration – Extensive use of Factory Integration and

Validation Platform

• System operated by a significant Urbalis user community

With a 70 year history, Alstom is the only company to master the complete scope
of high-performance products: rolling stock, infrastructures, information systems,
signaling, services and turnkey solutions.

The integration of solutions from Alstom’s product lines and its partners, is
coordinated by a dedicated team that guarantees a global project vision and specific
expertise. Alstom therefore possess all the know-how and resources needed to
implement best-in-class signaling systems.

10 Alstom Transport
 URBALISTM Beyond CBTC Basics

Alstom
Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation,
power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark
for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies.

Power generation Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated
metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant
solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy
sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal, wind, solar thermal,
geothermal and ocean energies. Alstom offers a wide range of
solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids.

Rail transport
Providing a transport system requires a comprehensive approach that
begins with careful attention to the customer’s needs and culminates
in the delivery of efficient, harmonious services. For Alstom Transport,
this approach can be summarised in one word: Fluidity. We develop
sustainable and global railway solutions tailored to each operator and
public authorities they serve. We create smarter mobility, building
and maintaining solutions that operate more safely, comfortably and
Electrical grid efficiently. From trains to signalling, infrastructure, services to complete
turnkey systems, we offer the widest range of high-tech rail solutions.

Alstom Transport is the global leader in the urban metro and tramway
market. It is also a major player in the regional trains sector as well as
in high and very-high speed market with more than 1,000 trainsets in
commercial service throughout the world.

Operating in a transport market viewed as the most environmentally-

friendly, Alstom designs equipment which is increasingly energy
efficient and recyclable, accessible to the largest number of people
and which can be integrated easily within the environment.

Rail transport
TRANS/URBALIS/TRANSP/eng/05.13/FR – ©ALSTOM 2013. ALSTOM, the ALSTOM logo, URBALIS, Fluence and any alternative version thereof are trademarks and service marks of ALSTOM. The other names mentioned, registered or not, are the property of their respective companies.
The technical and other data contained in this document is provided for information only. ALSTOM reserves the right to revise or change this data at any time without further notice.
Mexico statistics: Projecto Metro Del Districto Federal - Urban population statistics: UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund
Graphic Design: Z&A Conseil. Photo credits: ©ALSTOM 2013 - All rights reserved. ©Alstom Transport / TOMA - C.Sasso, Marco Vianna,E. Ballardin, P. de Salabert, H.Kok Sien Chin. Printed on PEFC (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification) certified paper.

Russia

14586 USA
Asia Pacific

Latin America
Alstom Transport
Alstom Transport

USA and Canada

1025 John Street

Alstom Transport

Alstom Transporte
Chaoyang District,

West Henrietta, NY
Alstom Transportation
18, Schipok, building 2
48, rue Albert Dhalenne

Moscow 115093 Russia

Phone: +1 585 783 2000

6, West Street 6 Sanlitun
Phone: +7 495 231 29 49
Phone: +33 1 57 06 90 00

Beijing 100027, P.R. China

Phone: +55 11 36 12 70 00
Phone: +86 10 84 60 90 00

www.alstom.com/transport
5/F, Entrance C, Qiankun Plaza,
Europe, Middle East and Africa

93482 Saint-Ouen Cedex France

São Paulo (SP) 05095-035 Brazil

Av. Embaixador Macedo Soares, 10001
Commonwealth of Independent States