Back ERTMS Catalan European Rail Traffic Management System Czech European Rail Traffic Management System Danish European Rail Traffic Management System German Ευρωπαϊκό σύστημα διαχείρισης σιδηροδρομικής κυκλοφορίας Greek Sistema Europeo de Gestión del Tráfico Ferroviario Spanish Eurooppalainen rautatieliikenteen hallintajärjestelmä Finnish Système européen de gestion du trafic ferroviaire French Sistema europeo de xestión do tráfico ferroviario Galician European Rail Traffic Management System Hungarian
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| Formation | 1998/1999 |
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| Website | http://www.ertms.net/ |
The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is the system of standards for management and interoperation of signalling for railways by the European Union (EU). It is conducted by the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and is the organisational umbrella for the separately managed parts of
- GSM–R (communication),
- European Train Control System (ETCS, signalling),
- European Train Management Layer (ETML, payload management)
The main target of ERTMS is to promote the interoperability of trains in the EU. It aims to greatly enhance safety, increase efficiency of train transports and enhance cross-border interoperability of rail transport in Europe. This is done by replacing former national signalling equipment and operational procedures with a single new Europe-wide standard for train control and command systems.
The development process was started with the technical foundations for communication (GSM-R) and signalling (ETCS). Both are well established and in advanced public implementation worldwide[citation needed]. Now[when?] it begins to start attention for the 3rd part of ETML i.e. for fleet management or passenger information.