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+81 6-6615-5230

Address:
2-1-10 Nankokita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka 559-0034, Osaka Prefecture

Automatic train control is a general class of train protection systems for railways that involves a speed control mechanism in response to external inputs. ATC systems tend to integrate various cab signalling technologies and they use more granular deceleration patterns in lieu of the rigid stops encountered with the older automatic train stop technology. ATC can also be used with automatic train operation and is usually considered to be the safety-critical part of the system. Over time, there have been many different safety systems labeled as automatic train control. The first was used from 1906 by the Great Western Railway, although it would now be referred to as an AWS . The term is especially common in Japan, where ATC is used on all Shinkansen lines and on some conventional rail lines as a replacement for ATS.
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