Modular urban guided rail systems

Project Information

MODURBAN

Grant agreement ID: 516380

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2005

End date 31 March 2009

Funded under

• Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 19 086 871,00

EU contribution € 10 400 000,00

Coordinated by

UNION OF EUROPEAN RAILWAY INDUSTRIES
Belgium

Objective

The main target of the MODURBAN project is to design, develop and test an innovative and open common core system architecture and its key interfaces (this covers Command Control, energy saving and access subsystems), paving the way for the next generations of urban-guided public transport systems. This approach will be applied to both new lines as well as the renewal and extension of existing lines and will encourage cost-effective migration from driver to driverless operation. It will also avoid the risk of new rolling stock and subsystems being built from unproven prototype sub-assemblies.

The principal elements to be defined in the MODURBAN Integrated Project using end-users requirements and validation are:
- Onboard intelligent interfaces (MODONBOARD)
- Way side intelligent interfaces (MODWAYSIDE)
- Passenger + access related items (MODACCESS)
- Communication systems (MODCOMM)
- Energy savings related aspects (MODENERGY)
- System approach for functional + technical prescription and global risk assessment (MODSYSTEM)

The prototypes issued from the different modules will be tested in real conditions (Metro de Madrid).The consortium is representative of the European Urban transport industry (6 system manufacturers, 10 subsystem-suppliers, 8 operators, 2 industrial associations, 8 Academic partners) and including 3 SMEs. It gathers 39 partners from 12 EU countries, including 3 accessing countries (Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic) and two non-European country (Chile and Canada). The whole duration of the project is 48 Months.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › control systems
• social sciences › sociology › industrial relations › automation
• social sciences › social geography › transport › public transport
• social sciences › political sciences › government systems

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-2 - Sustainable surface transport

Call for proposal

FP6-2003-TRANSPORT-3
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

UNION OF EUROPEAN RAILWAY INDUSTRIES

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenue Louise, 221 ; BRUSSELS ; Belgium
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Participants (38)

ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 3 Avenue Andre Malraux ; LEVALLOIS-PERRET
• Total cost: No data

SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 22 Ackerstra?e ; 3327 BRAUNSCHWEIG
• Total cost: No data

SIEMENS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 150 Avenue de la Republique ; CHATILLON
• Total cost: No data

FUNKWERK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES KARLSFELD GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Dieselstra?e 8 ; 1320 KARLSFELD
• Total cost: No data

ANSALDOBREDA S.P.A.

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: VIA ARGINE, 425 ; NAPOLI
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ANSALDO STS FRANCE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 4 avenue du Canada ; 243 LES ULIS
• Total cost: No data

THALES RAIL SIGNALLING SOLUTIONS S.A.S

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 45 rue Villiers ; NEUILLY SUR SEINE
• Total cost: No data

KNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Moosacher Strasse 80 ; 401060 MUNCHEN
• Total cost: No data

KNORR-BREMSE RAIL SYSTEMS (UK) LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Westinghouse Way, Hampton Park East ; MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE
• Total cost: No data

ELTA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 14 Place Marcel Dassault ; BLAGNAC
• Total cost: No data

FRENSISTEMI SRL

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Della Cupola 112 ; 6281 FLORENCE
• Total cost: No data

KNORR BREMSE GMBH

Austria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Beethovengasse 43-45 ; MODLING
• Total cost: No data

DIMETRONIC S.A. REPRESENTING INVENSYS RAIL

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 2 Avenida de Castilla - Ed. Grecia - Parque empresarial ; SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES - MADRID
• Total cost: No data

NAVECOM

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 2 rue du Plaimont ; IGNY
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REGIE AUTONOME DES TRANSPORTS PARISIENS

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 54 QUAI DE LA RAPEE LAC B71 ; PARIS
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UNION INTERNATIONALE DES TRANSPORTS PUBLICS

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 6 rue Sainte Marie ; BRUSSELS
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BVG - BERLINER VERKEHRBETRIEBE

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Postdamer Str. 188 ; BERLIN
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LONDON UNDERGROUND LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 55 Broadway ; LONDON
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METROPOLITANO DE LISBOA, E.P.

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 5 Av. Barbosa du Bocage ; LISBOA
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METRO DE MADRID S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: CALLE CAVANILLES, 58 ; MADRID
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ATAC - AGENZIA PER I TRASPORTI AUTOFERROTRAMVIARI E LA MOBILITA DEL COMUNE DI ROMA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Ostiense, 131/L ; ROMA
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FERROCARRIL METROPOLITA DE BARCELONA S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Carrer 60, n?21-23, Sector A, Zona Franca ; BARCELONA
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PRAGUE PUBLIC TRANSIT CO. INC. DOPRAVNI PODNIK HL. M. PRAHY, AKCIOVA SPOLECNOST)

Czechia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Sokolovska 217/42 ; PRAHA 9
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BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS

Hungary

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Muegyetem rakpart 3. ; BUDAPEST
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION - JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via E.Fermi 1 ; TP 361 ISPRA (VA)
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KITE SOLUTIONS S.N.C.

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Contrada Costa 9 ; COCQUIO T
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DRESDEN

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Mommsenstr. 13 ; DRESDEN
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INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LES TRANSPORTS ET LEUR SECURITE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 2 avenue du General Malleret Joinville ; ARCUEIL
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UNIVERSITE DE VALENCIENNES ET DU HAINAUT-CAMBRESIS

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: LE MONT HOUY ; VALENCIENNES
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UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 6 KENSINGTON TERRACE ; NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
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UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Chile

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 1058 Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins ; SANTIAGO
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RHEINISCHE BAHNGESELLSCHAFT AG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hansaallee 1 ; DUSSELDORF
• Total cost: No data

"RHEIN-CONSULT" GESELLSCHAFT FUR VERKEHRS-UND BETRIEBSPLANUNGEN VON STADTSCHNELLBAHNEN UND ANDEREN PERSONEN-VERKEHRSANLAGEN M.B.H.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Fritz-Vomfelde-Strasse 6 ; DUSSELDORF
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METRO WARSZAWSKIE SP. ZO. O.

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: ul. Wilczy Dol 5 ; WARSZAWA
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THALES RAIL SIGNALLING SOLUTIONS INC.

Canada

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 1235 Ormont Drive ; TORONTO, ONTARIO
• Total cost: No data

ALMA CONSULTING GROUP SAS

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Domaine des Bois d'Houlbec ; 27120 HOULBEC-COCHEREL
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BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: SCHOERNEBERGER UFER 1 ; BERLIN
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ESTEREL TECHNOLOGIES S.A

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 8 RUE BLAISE PASCAL, PARC EUCLIDE ; ELANCOURT
• Total cost: No data