Railway & metro design consulting
Design integrated systems for railway and metro programmes.
Abrya provides specialist design consulting across telecom, automatic fare collection, signalling and platform screen door systems.
Practice overview
Context first. Then a practical route to delivery.
The practice supports the path from feasibility and concept design through detailed documentation, interface management, testing and commissioning support.
Scope, responsibilities and deliverables are confirmed for each engagement before delivery begins.
How we can help
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Telecom Systems
Design the communications, control and information systems required across stations, depots and operations centres.
- Fiber-optic transmission systems
- LTE-MCX
- TETRA radio systems
- IP/MPLS networks
- CCTV and video-management systems
- Public-address systems
- Passenger-information display systems
- Telephone systems
- Master-clock systems
- Network-management systems
- Access-control systems
- Emergency help points
- Structured cabling
- OFC network design
- Data-centre design
- OCC and BCC network design
Automatic Fare Collection
Plan the AFC architecture, station equipment and integration required for reliable passenger journeys and revenue operations.
- AFC system design
- Station-equipment layouts
- TVM and TOM planning
- Gate-layout design
- Clearing-house design
- Back-office architecture
- Payment-gateway integration
- QR ticketing
- NCMC integration
- EMV and open-loop integration
- Revenue management
- Equipment-room design
- Network integration
Signalling Systems
Support signalling design, interfaces and system-integration requirements across the programme lifecycle.
- CBTC
- ETCS
- ATP
- ATO
- ATS
- Interlocking systems
- Wayside equipment
- On-board equipment
- Signalling-interface design
- System integration
- Safety review
- Functional design specifications
- Interface-control documents
Platform Screen Door Systems
Coordinate PSD design with signalling, rolling stock, platform layouts and safety requirements.
- PSD system design
- Signalling interfaces
- Rolling-stock interfaces
- Platform-equipment layouts
- Door-control systems
- Communication interfaces
- Safety integration
- FAT and SAT support
- Testing and commissioning
- Design review
Engineering Design Services
Develop and validate the engineering basis for each stage of design maturity.
- Feasibility studies
- Concept design
- Preliminary design
- Detailed design
- IFC drawings
- Design validation
- Design verification
- Independent design review
- Value engineering
- Design optimization
System Integration
Manage technical interfaces across systems, sites and third-party delivery packages.
- Telecom–signalling integration
- Telecom–AFC integration
- Telecom–PSD integration
- OCC integration
- BCC integration
- Depot integration
- Interface management
- Third-party system integration
Technical Documentation
Create the specifications, design records and control documents required for review and delivery.
- System requirement specifications
- Functional design specifications
- Preliminary design documents
- Detailed design documents
- Design basis reports
- Method statements
- Design calculations
- Interface-control documents
- Bills of quantity
- Compliance matrices
- Technical specifications
- Tender documentation
Testing & Commissioning
Plan verification, acceptance and commissioning activity across individual and integrated systems.
- FAT planning
- SAT planning
- Integrated testing
- Site testing
- Trial running
- Commissioning support
- Performance validation
- Acceptance documentation
Project & Design Management
Coordinate programme interfaces, design decisions, risks, schedule and quality.
- Design management
- Interface management
- Risk management
- Technical coordination
- Schedule monitoring
- Vendor coordination
- Design workshops
- Progress reporting
- Quality assurance
Engagement output
Make the work tangible and reviewable.
Final outputs depend on the agreed scope. These are the deliverable and value areas identified in the approved website content master.
Typical deliverables
- System requirement specifications
- Functional and detailed design documents
- Design basis reports
- Interface-control documents
- Design calculations and drawings
- Technical specifications
- Bills of quantity
- Compliance matrices
- Tender documentation
- Testing and acceptance documentation
Industry context
The operating environment changes the work.
Engagement design should account for sector constraints, stakeholders, risk and delivery conditions.
- Indian Railways
- Metro Rail
- Urban Transport Authorities
- Public Infrastructure
- Engineering & EPC
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