Operations Control Strategy
The Digitale Schiene Deutschland is fundamentally redesigning the management of rail operations and setting the course for the future of digital control and safety technology (DLST: Digitale Leit- und Sicherungstechnik): With the so-called Operations Control Strategy, 111 operational centers and 52 technical systems centers are being set up throughout Germany in order to be able to operate in a more modern, decentralised and flexible manner in the future.
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In order to achieve the goals of Digitale Schiene Deutschland (DSD), successfully shape the decarbonisation of transport and actively counter the constant changes in the rail transport environment, Deutsche Bahn is developing an innovative strategy for the future management of rail operations - the so-called Operations Control Strategy (BSS: Betriebssteuerungsstrategie).
The BSS aims to enable efficient and reliable rail transport. The development of the future control centers takes into account running and operational aspects in the various regions. At the same time, continuous further development of the strategy ensures that tried-and-tested railway operating practices are maintained, necessary adjustments are made and new opportunities are utilised. For example, signallers will continue to work together in teams with operational or geographical areas of responsibility, the distribution of failure risk will be adapted across several locations and the new integrated control and operating system (iLBS: integriertes Leit- und Bediensystem) will be used as a standardised operating system for all DLST applications.
The Operational Control Strategy includes the planning and construction of so-called operational centers (BSO: Bedienstandorte) and technical systems centers (TSO: Technikstandorte) - indispensable key elements for effective and modern operational control. Among other things, this involves determining the optimal locations throughout Germany, designing standard buildings and switching to new technologies and procedures.
Operational centers (BSO: Bedienstandorte)
The BSO create modern and attractive workplaces for signallers. The aim is to relocate control centers for planned interlocking projects or those already being implemented exclusively to BSO in the future. By equipping the BSO with iLBS, the BSS will meet the requirements of the future technologies of DSD. In addition to the conventional interlockings, the strategy also replaces Deutsche Bahn's seven operations centers.
In order to maximise efficiency, a standard building is being developed for all BSO. This should guarantee a uniform standard throughout Germany, but at the same time be modularly adaptable to the different local requirements. A particular focus here is on flexible adaptation to the varying number of operator stations required.
The first construction activities as part of the BSO are scheduled to begin in 2024. Approximately five years are scheduled for the planning and construction of a BSO. The majority of the BSO is to be realised by 2034.
Technical systems centers (TSO: Technikstandorte)
In contrast to the BSO, the TSO are set up in a standardised uniform size throughout Germany and are designed identically everywhere. TSO correspond to data centers with two server rooms in terms of their design, structure and operating model. These are used to control control units such as signals and point machines. The dimensioning of the rooms is based on the requirements of the manufacturer with the largest space requirement.
One of the two computer rooms acts as a technical redundancy for the other room, meaning that safety-relevant components are duplicated. In the further course of the rollout of DLST, the aim is to combine the TSO into pairs, with one computer room then being available as so-called geo redundancy for the other TSO and vice versa.
The identical construction of the TSO described above is achieved using standardised sample planning based on the European standard DIN EN 50600 "Information technology - Data center facilities and infrastructures". This is intended to accelerate the overall rollout for the construction of the TSO. In addition, the implementation of industry-proven standards will help to raise the reliability and security of the TSO to an even higher level in the future.
The first construction activities as part of the TSO are scheduled to begin in 2025. Approximately five years are scheduled for the planning and construction of a TSO. The majority of the TSO should be realised by 2031.
