LC Paper No. CB(4)736/19-20(01)
Progress Update on Upgrading Signalling System for Railway Lines
Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways June 2020
MTR Corporation 19/06/2020 Page 1 Signalling Upgrade Programme
Awarded contract in 2015 to upgrade the signalling system of 7 MTR lines Increased reliability and overall capacity
Tsuen Wan Line Kwun Tong Line Island Line Tseung Kwan O Line Disneyland Resort Line Tung Chung Line Airport Express
MTR Corporation 19/06/2020 Page 2 Incident of the New Signalling System Testing on Tsuen Wan Line on 18 March 2019
MTR Corporation 19/06/2020 Page 3 Follow Up on the Tsuen Wan Line New Signalling System Testing Incident
Two Principles:
Recommendations Agreed terms and set out in the conditions with Investigation Panel the Contractor Report
MTR Corporation 19/06/2020 Page 4 Contractor’s Improvement Measures 1 2 3
Revamping the Replacing the software software design Enhancing the development and monitoring and process and work development control instructions team
MTR Corporation 19/06/2020 Page 5 Expected Timeline for Tsuen Wan Line Works Now - 2021 2021 - 2023 (About 1.5 year) (About 1.5 year) 1. Revamp and develop the software 4. On-site train tests with one development process and work train and multiple trains instructions 5. Full line and whole system 2. Verify and rectify the software testing under the new process 6. Reliability tests, commissioning 3. Test software, and drills obtain certification, and 3 years obtain consent from in total Government
MTR Corporation 19/06/2020 Page 6 Signalling Upgrade Progress on Each Line Design Equipment installation On-site train tests Testing and Tsuen Wan Line rectifying software
Island Line
Kwun Tong Line
Tseung Kwan O Preparing for Line installation Tung Chung Planning Line Disneyland Planning Resort Line
Airport Express Planning
MTR Corporation 19/06/2020 Page 7 COMPLETE the signalling upgrade
Provide a MORE RELIABLE train service
MTR Corporation 19/06/2020 Page 8 Thank you
MTR Corporation 19/06/2020 Page 9