Digital Train Radio System
| Timeframe: | Start: September 2009
End: end 2011
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| Cost: | $152 million | | |
What's happening
The State Government has allocated funding from The Victorian Transport Plan to install a Digital Train Radio System for Melbourne's metropolitan network. The new state-of-the-art technology will replace an ageing system to allow for more reliable train services.
A trial system was installed on the Glen Waverley line in 2009, and the system is continuing to be rolled out across the network in 2010.
Project description
The Digital Train Radio System will be introduced to the Melbourne metropolitan rail network as part of the Victorian Government's initiative to improve train service reliability.
The updated system has enhanced voice and data capabilities to improve communication between train drivers and the central control unit. The additional data capacity of the new system will allow more immediate train notifications to passengers.
The Digital Train Radio System will have a significant impact on the supervision of the network.
The project will oversee the installation of new hardware on 100 base stations and towers across the metropolitan rail reserve. The hardware will be installed on 26 existing base stations and approximately 74 new base stations and towers will be established.
Base station towers produce weak radio frequency and electromagnetic exposure levels that are well below the limits specified by the Australian Communications Authority.
Project benefits
- Improved identification of trains around the network
- More timely management of accidents and other emergencies
- Improved safety management of the network.
More information
Contact us
You can find out more about the project by telephone, on freecall 1800 RAIL 00 (1800 724 500), or
by email.
Information is also available on the Department of Transport's
Multilingual Information Lines.