The Need of the hour can be different at times, mostly it depends on the circumstances and challenges faced. As of contemporary circumstances, there are certain major threats being faced by mankind and Climate Change, Global Warming, and Environment degradation are most prudent and much needed to be tackled of them all.
Especially, in a country like India, there is scope for taking proactive steps in this direction and the biggest target is the mobility sector that too the Railways, in order to control the above-mentioned problems, is where Siemens comes to the picture.
Siemens has supplied more than 7,500 traction motors and over 600 traction converters to the date. The first introduction of Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) technology in India and all the products are catered to through the local manufacturing facilities. Siemens also installed the signaling system for the entire 11.4km of the Mumbai Metro.
State-of-the-art technology solutions-including the Automatic Train Protection(ATP) are a part of Siemens mobility solutions for railway electrification, one-stop signaling systems, train control systems, and baggage handling systems for the Delhi Airport Metro Express. It designed, supplied and installed the Power Supply Systems, Overhead Equipment(OHE), and Signalling and Telecom Systems. A state-of-the-art centralized remote Operation Control Centre at Koyambedu that controls the Chennai Metro’s operations. Siemens manufactured the propulsion chain for the Mumbai’s Electric Multiple Unit(EMU). It did the designing for the world’s largest Route Relay Interlocking (RRI) that is situated in Delhi, 11,000 relays installed for Delhi’s main station in a record time of 44 hours. It allows up to 1,122 signaled movements for Northern Railways.
Siemens mobility plans to fulfill the need to safeguard and ensure a multi-modal, well-integrated transport system to match the pace of urbanization. While focusing on reducing the costs, space requirements, noise and CO2 emissions of transportation.
Siemens has taken up with projects like Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon (RMGL), India’s urban infrastructure is transforming. Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon, India’s first fully privately financed metro system, connects the Cyber City business district in Gurgaon to the Delhi Metro rail network through an interchange station at Sikandarpur. Walkways and skywalks connect the buildings in Cyber City to provide commuters with easy access to the metro station.
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