The Benefits of Full Metro Automation
See the benefits that full automated operation can bring to a metro network.
What’s in this Report?
Full metro automation has been a reality for over 35 years; every day, over 1000km of metro are operated automatically around the world, carrying millions of passengers safely and reliably to their destination.
A quarter of the world’s metros already have at least one fully automated line, representing 7% of the metro infrastructure in operation today. In the coming years, full automation is expected to become the mainstream design for new metro lines.
Yet authorities, decision-makers and operators still face many questions on the advantages of automation over conventional operation.
