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Streetcar, tramway, light rail
Automated people mover, monorail, metro, heavy rail
Airport express railway, commuter rail
Intercity, high-speed rail Very high-speed rail
PTC
Positive Train Control
CAD/AVL
Computer-Aided Dispatch /
Automatic Vehicle Location
ERTMS
European Rail Traffic Management System
Low speed, drive-on-sight
operations
Difficult to automate, sharing
the right of way with road
vehicles and pedestrians
High-frequency operations:
designed for up to 60 trains
per hour per direction
Automation enables short
headways and unattended
train operations
Mostly proprietary technology
PTC and ERTMS offer
interoperability between
suppliers
Automatic train operation
performance still limited
CBTC
Communication-Based
Train Control
Train Control Systems