Leading-edge Solutions for Next-generation Railway Systems
Takenori Wajima, Keisuke Bekki, Yasushi Yokosuka · 2005
OVERVIEW: Interest in railway systems as a sustainable means of medium to long-distance mass transit is increasing worldwide. To meet that interest requires improvements in passenger car quality, even greater environmentfriendliness and use of IT to provide information. It also requires more advanced train control that involves cooperation between on-board and track-side systems through use of broadband communication systems that employ wireless links. As a comprehensive railway system integrator, Hitachi has implemented the Nanakuma Subway Line system of the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau, the Tsukuba Express railway system of the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company and a passenger system that incorporates advanced IT. We also continue to improve quality in the various aspects of railway transportation systems and to develop advanced system solutions. Takenori Wajima Keisuke Bekki, Dr. Eng. Yasushi Yokosuka