Belarusian Railway has commissioned the second construction phase of a modern automatic block system on the Vitebsk-Polotsk section

October 5, Minsk / Tatyana Ivanyuk - BELTA /. Belarusian Railway has commissioned the second phase of modern automatic block signaling and electric interlocking on the Vitebsk-Polotsk section. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the press service of Belarusian Railway. Specialists clarified that new equipment was installed at the Shumilino, Lovsha, Obol, Glushinino stations. Automatic block signaling (AVE 1-VS) using microprocessor technologies was first commissioned in 2011 on the Ksty-Novopolotsk section. Compared to relay automatic block signaling, it has broader functional capabilities for interval train traffic regulation. The interlocking system provides control of switches and signals. It is designed to manage train traffic and shunting operations at the station. The press service noted that the implementation of this equipment is one of the priority areas of Belarusian Railway's work aimed at ensuring train traffic safety, as well as improving the efficiency of transportation process management. By the end of 2012, it is planned to commission the third phase, replacing the automatic block signaling and electric interlocking devices at the Goryany, Fomino, and Sosnitsa stations. Thus, the project implementation will be completed. Its result will be the complete renewal and modernization of signaling and communication devices on the Vitebsk-Polotsk section, which is one of the busiest in Belarus. Earlier, during the implementation of the first phase of modern automatic block signaling this year, outdated devices were replaced at stations and on sections of the Chepino-Yazvino section.-0-