European Train Control System

E222798

railway signalling system train control system

The European Train Control System (ETCS) is a standardized, interoperable train signaling and control system used across Europe and in high-speed railways worldwide to enhance safety and efficiency.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
ETCS	15
European Train Control System canonical	15
ERTMS	5
European Rail Traffic Management System	5
ETCS (on some units)	2
Automatic Train Protection via ERTMS	1
ERTMS (on parts)	1
ERTMS (on some lines)	1
ERTMS (on some sections or planned)	1
ERTMS specifications	1
ERTMS/ETCS (on some sections)	1
ETCS (on equipped lines)	1
ETCS System Requirements Specification	1
European Train Control System (ETCS)	1
European Train Control System (on some sections)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railway signalling system ⓘ train control system ⓘ
abbreviation	European Train Control System self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ERTMS European Train Control System self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ETCS
aim	harmonize train control standards ⓘ increase railway capacity ⓘ increase railway safety ⓘ interoperability of railway signalling in Europe ⓘ
appliesTo	conventional railways ⓘ high-speed railways ⓘ
communicationMedium	GSM-R ⓘ surface form: GSM-R radio
countryOfOrigin	European Union ⓘ
designGoal	cross-border train operation without changing signalling systems ⓘ
developer	European Union Agency for Railways ⓘ UNISIG ⓘ
documentation	European Train Control System self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ETCS System Requirements Specification
governedBy	Technical Specifications for Interoperability ⓘ
hasComponent	Eurobalise ⓘ Euroloop ⓘ GSM-R ⓘ Radio Block Centre ⓘ on-board ETCS equipment ⓘ trackside ETCS equipment ⓘ
hasLevel	ETCS Level 0 ⓘ ETCS Level 1 ⓘ ETCS Level 2 ⓘ ETCS Level 3 ⓘ
introduced	1990s ⓘ
partOf	European Train Control System self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: European Rail Traffic Management System
replaces	national train protection systems in Europe ⓘ
safetyFunction	enforces signal obedience ⓘ enforces speed limits ⓘ prevents train collisions ⓘ
standardizedBy	CENELEC ⓘ surface form: European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization European Committee for Standardization ⓘ
supports	moving block operation in Level 3 concept ⓘ
use	automatic train control ⓘ cab signalling ⓘ train protection ⓘ
usedIn	China ⓘ European high-speed rail corridors ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ freight corridors in Europe ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haramain high-speed railway → hasSignallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

LGV Méditerranée → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ERTMS (on some sections or planned)

Cambrian Line → signallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Rail Traffic Management System

Brussels–Namur railway line → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Train Control System (on some sections)

Brussels suburban rail network → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

Dutch railway network → usesSignallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ERTMS (on some lines)

Belgian railway network → signallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS

TGV POS trainset → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

subject surface form: TGV POS

this entity surface form: ETCS (on equipped lines)

BLS AG → railwaySignallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

CFF → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

HSL-Zuid (high-speed line, via nearby connections) → signallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

subject surface form: HSL-Zuid

this entity surface form: ETCS

InterCityExpress → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS

Finnish railway network → usesSignallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

Oslo Airport Station → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

Swiss Federal Railways network → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

Amsterdam–Zutphen railway line → signallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana → implementsSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Rail Traffic Management System

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana → implementsSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ERTMS

HSL-Zuid → signallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ERTMS

London–Brussels → usesSignallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ERTMS/ETCS (on some sections)

Talgo 350 → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS

European Train Control System → abbreviation → European Train Control System self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS

European Train Control System → partOf → European Train Control System self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Rail Traffic Management System

European Train Control System → abbreviation → European Train Control System self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ERTMS

European Train Control System → documentation → European Train Control System self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS System Requirements Specification

ETCS Level 2 → partOf → European Train Control System ⓘ

ETCS Level 2 → governedBy → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ERTMS specifications

TVM cab signalling → relatedTo → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ERTMS

Cambrian Coast Line → usesSignallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Rail Traffic Management System

Cambrian Coast Line → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Automatic Train Protection via ERTMS

German railway network → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS

GSM-R → usedIn → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS

GSM-R → partOf → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Rail Traffic Management System

Luxembourg railway network → usesSignallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

CP Alfa Pendular → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Train Control System (ETCS)

CONVEL → relatedConcept → European Train Control System ⓘ

Crossrail central tunnel → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS

Class 345 Aventra → hasSafetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

subject surface form: British Rail Class 345

this entity surface form: ETCS

ICE → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

Infrabel → uses → European Train Control System ⓘ

Hanzelijn → usesSignallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ERTMS (on parts)

Spanish railway network → hasSignallingSystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS

AVE high-speed services → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ERTMS

TBL1+ → compatibleWith → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS

HSL 2 → railwaySignalling → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS

PZB → coexistsWith → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS

ATC → relatedTo → European Train Control System ⓘ

Azuma trains → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS (on some units)

Class 800 trains → safetySystem → European Train Control System ⓘ

subject surface form: British Rail Class 800

this entity surface form: ETCS (on some units)

Train Protection & Warning System → lessComprehensiveThan → European Train Control System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ETCS