Digitalization in Rail Automation

Tap the advantages of a connected and demand-driven mobility ecosystem

With digitalization comes new opportunities for operators and passengers alike. Rely on our experience that will help to make your digital transformation become reality.

How digitalization is evolving intelligent rail infrastructure

Find out how you can leverage on a wide array of digital solutions to enhance passenger experience and boost train availability. 

Intelligent infrastructure

Creating the smart part of intelligent infrastructure

Every day, huge amounts of raw data is securely collected from your infrastructure. Our engineers incubate ideas to convert this raw data into smart data – thus enabling a connected, demand-driven ecosystem that will let you to offer new products and services to your customers. Resulting in increased value over the entire lifecycle, enhanced passenger experience and guaranteed availability.
Digitalization

Embracing digitalization as an opportunity

We see digitalization not as a challenge but as an opportunity that one should embrace. That is why we have enhanced our portfolio with data- and software-driven solutions to help you on your way towards a modern, sustainable and economically-successful business model. Here are four examples of how we can support you on your journey to digitalization.

MindConnect Rail: For secure data transmission from safety-critical infrastructures

As a modular and flexible software and hardware solution, MindConnect Rail ensures secure data transmissions from safety-critical infrastructures to MindSphere, the open IoT platform from Siemens. It utilizes all functions of the new Siemens Data Capture Unit (DCU) in order to provide you with full access to data as well as effectively prevent cyber-attacks.

Digital applications and services: For optimized operations and greater transparency

Explore new dimensions of value along the entire transportation lifecycle with digital applications and services from Siemens. These will allow you to further optimize operations by making huge volumes of data from existing systems accessible for statistical analysis – a data transparency which will then let you improve availability, throughput, and the entire passenger experience.

Digital twins: For enhanced performance

Digital twins are essential for an innovative and digitalized rail infrastructure – which is why we offer complete and holistic 3D replications of all our solutions, starting with the design phase in combination with building information modelling (BIM). This lets you test and simulate all infrastructure implementations and interfaces before actual construction. Our data and information model also considers performance over the entire lifecycle of our products and forms the basis for optimized asset management in the field. For improved operations, (predictive) maintenance and problem-solving.

Digital stations: For greater customer satisfaction

Smoothly running railway stations, improved passenger flow, and the availability of mobility services – these are all contributing factors for satisfied passengers. The Siemens Digital Station portfolio stringently aligns key performance indicators by integrating solutions and services for railway stations with the aim of providing the possible experience for your passengers. 

Gain valuable insights from raw data

When it comes to mobility and digitalization, we can help empower you, as a mobility operator, to…

...make your trains and infrastructure intelligent

…increase value and sustainability over the entire lifecycle

…enhance passenger experience

…guarantee availability

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Digitalization – from vision to reality

Find out more about the benefits of digitalization in the field of mobility from these examples of innovative rail and road automation solutions.
Swiss South Eastern Railway (SOB)
Switzerland
Integrated transport systems

From successful pilot project to entire network rollout

  • Be-in/Be-out (BiBo) ticketing system as a pilot project on the SOB-operated Pre-Alpine Express 

  • Passengers are automatically checked in and out using their smartphones and a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) sensor

  • SOB then commissioned Siemens to develop, implement and operate a customer-oriented mobility platform for its entire network

Gornergrat Bahn (GGB)
Switzerland
Urban mobility

World’s first cloud-based rail traffic control system

  • Features a control system, IT infrastructure, and application software from Siemens

  • “Iltis as a service” makes it possible for GGB to obtain full functionality of the rail traffic control system by licensing it as a service

  • Maintenance and repair work are carried out directly by Siemens, without the need for a site visit by a technician 

TU Munich
Germany
Intermodal solutions

Sitraffic SiBike – a green light for cyclists

  • SiBike extends the advantages of a “green wave” to cyclists as well

  • System can be easily integrated into existing traffic control systems

  • Improves the road traffic experience for cyclists and shortens travel times

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Empower yourself – by being part of a new digitalized mobility ecosystem

Join the digital transformation – with us by your side and our extensive portfolio of connected, demand-driven solutions for rail automation.