Milan, exhausted by commuters ‘cars henhouse’: counter on board … – The Republic

A counting on the doors of the trains to get to know the exact number, and in real time, of those up and down. It is the system that Trenord decided to install on its convoys regional modern, to monitor the index of crowding and can thus be able to plan better for the races. The device will allow, for example, to have useful information to add cars where they serve on a particular race if that train is too full, and instead take wagons with those used least.

The new technology, already widespread in malls , will be installed in the coming months also in trains Lombard modern, one hundred in all 330 of the total fleet of Coradia, Tsr and Vivalto. This will make it operational on a third of the convoys, however, which is estimated to carry about 70 percent of travelers Lombard, since the means of new generation are in service on the routes most popular and on the rail. The idea of ​​the transport department is to give the European tender for the procurement of works in spring, then test it to start counting the plan by September.

The mechanism is fairly intuitive and consists of a series of sensors They are activated and switched off with the opening and closing of the doors of the train. Station by station, carriage for carriage, detectors count inputs and descents. The data will end up in one big brain, according to which you can map real-time voter on these trains and reorganize services by introducing the correctives. “So we will be able to analyze the demand to reshape the offer”, says the CEO of Trenord, Cinzia Farisè. For commuters the counter could ensure more comfort in the journey, as they are still various complaints of those at peak times is forced to journeys by foot and very crowded.

Another example useful for travelers: at the dock to commute with the new mechanism, which will be announced by the speaker are fuller carriages of the train coming, so you know where it is more convenient to climb. Counting is functional even when failures occur and strikes, because you can calibrate the substitute means based on the number of people to carry.

The technological system will replace the counting summary that is the case today. Beyond the few stations where there are turnstiles, Cadorna and those of the railway, in principle estimate the influx on board is provided by periodic surveys and reports that capitreno draw will go. Plus any calculations “physical” from staff who obviously can only be periodic.

And speaking trains, from 1 February Trenord will change the security plan, put in place by the company after ‘assault with machetes in a guard last summer.

On board and in stations will enter service teams of security guards, more qualified staff than 200 vigilantes engaged so far (many of which will be transferred to patrol train depots) that will act as deterrence and vigilance but will also, if necessary, proceed to the identification of the persons on board.

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