Westbound ICN on new flyover
Killwangen-Altstetten: SBB's funnel in Zurich

 
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The rail line
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This page presents a map of this site, in the form of a hierarchical outline. Each element in the outline is a link to the corresponding page.

Home
 
Introduction
 
The line from Killwangen to Altstetten
  Killwangen-Spreitenbach
  From Killwangen to Dietikon (now four tracks)
  New flyover
  Dietikon
  Glanzenberg
  Schlieren
  From Schlieren to Altstetten
  Zurich-Altstetten station
  Altstetten South (third track)
 
Main tasks in managing operations
  Five processes
  The most important decisions
  Dispatchers and operators
    The Altstetten operator's tasks
    Dispatching in the future
 
Scheduling operations
  Tradeoffs
  Work projects
  Operations preparation in Zurich: extra trains
  Preparation at Altstetten
    Entry of schedule and routing data
    Data transfer to live routing system
     
Zurich dispatching center
  Territory
  Tools
  Track diagram (train number) display
  Time-distance diagram
    Forecasting a train's progress
    The green band
    Forecasting in the future
  Software choice
   
Altstetten control center
  Territory
  Assuring safety
  Tools
    Interlocking
    Control system
    Train-number (track diagram) display
    Train-routing display
    Close-up track diagram display
    Display elements
     
Resolving Conflicts
  Connections
  Freight vs. passengers?
  Work projects
  Speed optimization on converging routes
    New and old signal types
     
Staying on time
  Rush hour
  Fog
  Failure of a train
  Block showing a false occupied indication
  Recovery from disruptions
   
Communication
  Written communication
  Voice communication
  Passenger information
    Watching passengers in stations
    Announcements in stations
    National information
    Strikes
     
A transatlantic perspective
     
About this site
  Alphabetic index
  List of illustrations
  Site map (you are here)
  Why English?
  Terminology
  Disclaimer
   
Feedback
 


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