The growing Dutch population brings increased demand for both passenger and freight rail services, underscoring the critical role of rail transport solutions in ensuring accessibility to new residential areas and advancing climate objectives. The current network, reliant on outdated analog signals and underground cables, will experience substantial strain under these growing demands. In response, the country’s railway infrastructure manager ProRail is spearheading the transition to the fully digital European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) to address these pressures.
To address these challenges, Arcadis has partnered with ProRail since 2014 to develop the Information Model Rail XML (IMX), a standardized method for exchanging railway data throughout the asset lifecycle, which is crucial for the success of ERTMS. IMX enables seamless, accurate data integration across systems and stakeholders, aligning technical designs with standardized data for a smooth transition to a fully digital railway system, where the integration and efficiency of data are paramount.
The platform’s advanced railway data integration and collaboration capabilities were pivotal in ProRail’s top customer satisfaction score in 2023. ProRail recognized the IMX designs developed with DynDash™ as industry-leading and crucial to delivering seamless, high-quality results. By aligning with the evolving demands of the international rail transport sector, DynDash™ has proven invaluable in advancing ProRail’s mission and setting a new benchmark for rail infrastructure excellence.
Arcadis is one of the key engineering partners for ProRail, delivering essential design work necessary for the successful implementation of ERTMS. As part of this, DynDash™ is going to be instrumental in ensuring the project is delivered on time and with exceptional quality.
Arcadis is tackling the critical challenge of developing IM-Spoor, essential for the successful implementation of ERTMS.
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