CONTROLLING THE WORLD'S BUSIEST INTERCHANGE: CHATELET-LES HALLES

In the peak hour 144 trains will pass through the junctions on each side of the Chatelet station in Paris after the Regional Transit Authority and French National Railways services are interconnected. To schedule trains at 60 second headways, automatic train operation and supervision of movements by computer are considered essential, but manual operation will be retained outside this terminal area. A form of moving block using several short track circuits will allow trains to enter platforms as preceding trains are pulling out.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

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  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 424-426
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 133
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train operation; Automatic train protection; Block signal systems; Headways; Information processing; Intersections; Railroad facility operations; Simulation; Track circuits
• Uncontrolled Terms: Line capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Block systems; Interlocking
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167913
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM