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Tunnel Management – the complete solutions portfolio for tunnel operation

The continuing increase in traffic volumes coupled with growing mobility demands and the need to take some of the burden off inner-city streets are shifting the focus towards the construction of tunnels. Yet tunnels must meet particularly high requirements in terms of operational availability and safety – to protect both the users and the investment. Siemens Tunnel Management offers road users and tunnel operators a maximum of safety, system reliability and sustainability. We specialize in safety technology, automation and traffic engineering and offer an integrated range of products and solutions that covers all aspects of tunnels operation and control. 

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Fast and safe transit through the Alps

At 57 km long, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in the world and a showcase of ultra-modern tunnel technology. A high-tech safety system from Siemens provides for fast and maximally safe travel. 

Travel adventures? Not in the Gotthard Base Tunnel
In the past, travelling to the other side of the Alps used to be something of an adventure. Today the Gotthard Base Tunnel makes the journey safe and comfortable – thanks to Siemens solutions for tunnel safety and fire protection.
Master Control System
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Tunnel Management

Building Technologies, Intelligent Traffic Systems, Digital Factory: Siemens experts for the different applications areas are working closely together to provide a complete integrated solutions portfolio for tunnel operation.

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Building Technologies – raising the safety level in tunnels
Integrated tunnel safety solutions, including fire protection, incident detection, fast response and effective evacuation – for maximum performance and full compliance.
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Intelligent Traffic Systems – flexible tunnel solutions
Our flexible platform solution collects data from all connected systems – for a precise analysis of the operational status and the traffic situation in the tunnel.
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Digital Factory – automation of tunnel systems
With Totally Integrated Automation, Siemens has been offering a unique, integrated product and system base for tunnel automation for more than 15 years now.
The modular tunnel control center
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Infrastructure and urban traffic control

Growing traffic volumes, increasing air pollution, rising costs: A mobility solution cannot solve all your infrastructure challenges on its own. But it will always contribute to making your city or municipality even more modern, more attractive and more environmentally friendly.

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Espiye-Sarp Tunnels | Turkey

29 tunnels with a combined length of 33 km – 1 control center

Turn-key implementation of the safety concept in 29 tunnels as well as completion of all electrical and electromechanical work

The technical systems of all 29 tunnels can be controlled and monitored from a single control center

Incl. power supply, lighting, ventilation, fire detection, CCTV systems, tunnel radio system, emergency call system, traffic monitoring and control, tunnel control center and system integration

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Bypass Tunnel Lungern | Switzerland

Advanced safety technology for bypass tunnel

Siemens supplies the video surveillance and the fire and smoke detection systems

Equipped with field-proven FibroLaser technology based on linear, thermal fire detection using fiber-optics

The surveillance software Siveillance Tunnel collects data from 44 cameras, providing complete monitoring of the tunnel and the portal areas

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San Fedele Tunnel | Switzerland

New tunnel allows through-traffic to bypass Roveredo

Siemens supplies control technology for lighting, traffic signal systems, ventilation and several auxiliary systems – S7-1500, ET200SP, TP1200, TIA Portal

Rigamonti, a Ticino-based company, acts as system integrator

OPC UA is used as standard interface to external control systems

Metro Bilbao | Spain

Modernization of existing control system

System integration carried out by Gertek Sociedad de Gestiones y Servicios, S.A., Spain

SCADA systems in the metro stations connected to local PLCs, then integrated using Ethernet and connected to the central WinCC OA SCADA in the control station

50,000 I/O signals in total

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Helen Oy Utility Tunnel | Finland

Precise location determination of incidents in the tunnel

Holistic temperature monitoring in the tunnel detects rising and dropping temperatures

Management tool offers precise determination of incident location

Reliable and user-friendly human-machine interface

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Richard-Strauss Tunnel | Germany

Advanced traffic control technology reduces congestion

Up to 96,000 vehicles pass through the tunnel every day

Siemens implemented a cutting-edge traffic guidance system based on comprehensive video-based traffic detection

Traffic guidance system reroutes through-traffic through the tunnel so as to reduce congestion and pollution

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Tunnel management – maximum safety and security for both road users and operator

Tunnel Management from Siemens not only ensures a high level of safety, but also makes traffic flow more smoothly through the tunnel.

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