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INTEGRATED RAILWAYOPERATION SYSTEM

East Japan Railway Company

JR East Japan Information Systems Company

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AGENDA

1. Company outline2. Characteristics of Japanese train system3. What is “Integrated Railway Operation System” ?4. Effects of system introduction5. Future prospects of the system

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1. COMPANY OUTLINE

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1-1. OUTLINE OF JR-EAST4

•Service Area: Eastern Honshu (including Tokyo)•Number of railway lines: 70•Passenger Line Network: 7,526.8 km•Number of stations: 1,705•Train operations:

average number of trains per day: 12,688average number of train km per day : 710,300

•Average number of passengers per day:16.86 million (2008)

•Units of Rolling Stock: 13,179•Electrified lines: 5,512.7 km•CTC installation: 6,992.1 km

Outline

*As of March 31, 2009. Train operation data as of March 14, 2009 after revision of diagram.

TokyoOsaka

JRJR--EastEast

JR-Hokkaido

JRJR--CentralCentral

JRJR--WestWest

JRJR--ShikokuShikoku

JRJR--KyushuKyushu JRJR--FreightFreight


Infrastructure for Supporting Solutions

StandardizationIntegration

OutlineOutline

1-2. OUTLINE OF JEIS5

Suica System Solutions Life-Style Service System Solutions

SuicaCredit cardWeb contents

Management InformationRetail stores Station building management

Shinkansen (bullet train)Integrated Railway Operation SystemMaintenance operation control

Railway System Solutions

•Established: November 24, 1989•Founder: East Japan Railway Company (JR-East)•Business Activities: System development, operation, and management

(The main system is for JR-East’s group companies)• Operating revenues: 76 billion 100 million yen (fiscal 2008)• Number of employees: 1,443 (as of April, 2009)

Main Systems


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2. CHARACTERISTICS OF JAPANESE TRAIN SYSTEM


2-1. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JAPANESE RAIL SYSTEM7


2-2. CONGESTION DIAGRAM8

About 30 trains per hour runduring commuter rush hour.

Train diagram for Chuo Line during commuter rush hour ;one of the most crowded lines in JR-East area,operating trains at minimum intervals

Minimum time distance to the preceding train

Route control

Level crossing

…etc

We need to check several times whether trains can operate as planned.


In congestion diagrams, there are many constraints in operating extra trains.

Season TimePeriod

Number ofExtra Trains

Spring Mar. - Jun. 2,668

Summer July. - Sep. 2,833

Autumn Oct. - Nov. 1,265

Winter Dec. - Feb. 2,100

2-3. OPERATION OF EXTRA TRAINS9

The main reasons for running extra trains:Long holidays(Year-end and New Year’s holiday, Golden Week holidays, summer holidays, etc.)

Special Events (Cherry-blossom season, fireworks, soccer games, school excursions, etc.)


Development of network for quality of life for residents along railway lines.

2-4. DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORK IN THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN AREA10

Tokyo

Yokohama

Shinjuku

Saitama

HachiojiChiba


2-5. SUMMARY OF CHARACTERISTICS 11

Congestion diagrams Operation of a large number of extra trainsDevelopment of network in the Tokyo metropolitan area

Three constraints make transport operation more complex.


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3. WHAT IS“INTEGRATED RAILWAY

OPERATION SYSTEM” ?


3-1. TRAIN SYSTEM OF JR-EAST13

1232T ＴｏｋｙｏRapid

Transport Planning Operation Control

Shinkansen Computerized Safety Maintenanceand Operation System of Shinkansen

(COSMOS)

ConventionalLines Integrated Railway

Operation System

Train OperationControl System(ATOS, PRC)


3-2. CHRONOLOGY

1990.10 1992.10 1993.12 1995.7 1997.6 1998.10 2002.10 2003.10 2004.10 2005.10 2007.102004.4

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Application to certain branch offices

Application to all JR-East branch offices

Crew Depots

Schedule Transmission System

Instruction Paper for Train Operation (B)

Rolling Stock Management

Train Service PlansTrain Service Plans


Instruction Paper for Train Operation(B)

Crew Depots

Rolling Stock Scheduling

Crew Scheduling

Train Shunting Plans

Availability for Maintenance

Instruction Paper for Train Operation (A)

Maintenance Plans Centralization of host computers

Expansion of system functions

Change from host computer to servers

Start ofNew systemDevelopment

(2000)

Train plan for special demand

Transition to the systemcom

pleted



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instruction paper for train

operation

excerpts, posting, checking,making of instruction paper

Maintenance plan lists

Make and Input plans< train service

plans >

< rolling stock scheduling >

< crew scheduling >

< maintenance plans >

Departments(Station/Crew)

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Stations

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Operation plan lists

Portable timetables

Drivers/Conductors

Written instruction

Delivery to departments


3-4. OVERVIEW OF SYSTEM16

Maintenance Plans


Crew Scheduling

Train Plan for Special Demand

Support Systemsfor the Branch Offices

Instruction Paper for Train Operation

Connection to JR-East’s systems

Train Service Plans

Crew Depots




ATOS PRC

COSMOS

Connection to other Railways’ systems

JR-Freight

JR-Central

Support Systems for Departments (station/crew)




Maintenance Plans


Crew Scheduling





Train Service Plans

Crew Depots




ATOS PRC

COSMOS

JR-Freight

JR-Central



3-5. TRAIN SERVICE PLANS

Drawing of basic and extra train diagrams

Clicking on the diagram and drawing lines.

During train timetable revision, the system allows us to make several plans simultaneously to compare and consider.

Train intervals automatically checked when newly planned data is submitted.

When we submit the data,it is linked to other systems such as Rolling Stock Scheduling and Crew Scheduling at the same time.

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3-6. ROLLING STOCK, CREW SCHEDULING19

Planning the rolling stock and crew scheduling based on train service plans

Inclusion of train rescheduling when plans are changed

Automatic checking of inspection period

Accumulation of working hours and checking driving time



Maintenance Plans


Crew Scheduling





Train Service Plans

Crew Depots




ATOS PRC

COSMOS

JR-Freight

JR-Central




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盛輸-組成方.pdf

The system allows each department (station/crew) to pick up related information and print it out .

<selecting information to be excerpted>railway lines, stations, train depots, maintenance centers,type of trains, train classifications, and more...

3-10. INSTRUCTION PAPER FOR TRAIN OPERATION



Maintenance Plans


Crew Scheduling





Train Service Plans

Crew Depots




ATOS PRC

COSMOS

JR-Freight

JR-Central




TokyoOsaka

JRJR--EastEast

JR-Hokkaido


JRJR--WestWest

JRJR--ShikokuShikoku

JRJR--KyushuKyushu

JRJR--FreightFreight

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Connecting train service planning data with other train companies by XML

Providing data to JR-Freight/JR-Central

[Future View]Connecting rolling stock scheduling dataConnecting data among other railway companies


Integrated Railway Operation System Integrated Railway Operation System

JRJR--FreightFreight

Common ServerCommon Server

3-12. DATA CONNECTION AMONG OTHER RAILWAYS


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4. EFFECTS OF SYSTEMINTRODUCTION




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instruction paper for train

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excerpts, posting, checking, making of instruction paper


Make and Input plans< train service

plans >

< rolling stockscheduling >

< crew scheduling >

< maintenance plans >


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Stations

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Portable timetables

Drivers/Conductors

Written instruction

Delivery to departments


Branch offices


automatic printing(online)

Make and Input plans

Integrated Railway Operation system

server

<train service plans>

< rolling stock scheduling>

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Stations

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Drivers/Conductors

Maintenance


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4-3. EFFECTS OF SYSTEM INTRODUCTION

Streamlined transport planningTransmission of a alternatives promptly by online network

Meeting transportation demand by effective timetable revisionOnline data transmission from draft phase

Workload reduction in departments (station/crew)Reduction of information amount / data connection / written

instruction

Reduction of printing/delivery costsAbout 80% reduction

Productivity Increase / Cost Reduction

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5. FUTURE PROSPECTS OFTHE SYSTEM


5-1. POINTS OF FUTURE PROSPECTS

Reduction of the amount of work in planning train diagrams.More effective use of actual data management system.

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Most efficient train diagrams

Customer’s Demands

Analysis of actual data


5-2. REDUCTION OF WORKLOAD IN PLANNING TRAIN DIAGRAMS30

We need special skills to draw congestion diagrams.Declining number of workers who can make transport plans.

Providing the most efficient train diagramsto meet transport demands

<Past>We drew train diagramsby hand and checked themone by one.

<Future>After we input specific information, new system will providethe best train diagrams.

<Present>Despite systemization, we still need to check diagrams ourselves to ensure efficiency.

What is the best train diagram ?

What is the best train diagram ?


5-3. IMPROVEMENT OF ACTUAL DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM31

Collected data on actual train operation is not being reflected inoperation plans.More workers needed to manage the collected data.

Build a strong connection between actual data and plans to reduce the amount of work for management.


<Present>We connect the transport plan data to an operation management system.

However, We needto input data by workers when a train is delayed.


<Future>We will connect to actual

data.

Then,the actual data are used effectively in planning.


5-4. POINTS OF FUTURE PROSPECTS

Reduction of the amount of work in planning train diagrams.<Providing the most efficient train diagrams >More effective use of actual data management system.<Data connection between systems >

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Productivity Increase


INTEGRATED RAILWAYOPERATION SYSTEM

East Japan Railway Company

JR East Japan Information Systems Company

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