The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has signed a contract with Relesoft Oy to provide the EULYNX interface testing system and related services for the Digirail project. The objective of the interface testing is to ensure that the interfaces of the newly acquired signalling equipment are implemented correctly and in accordance with EULYNX specifications on the first commercial track section (EKA) on the Tampere-Pori/Rauma line.
The testing systems and services play a key role in the system integration testing and commissioning testing phases, increasing the transparency and flexibility of the development and approval testing processes. The system is used to examine signalling equipment suppliers Mipro and Siemens Mobility, the system suppliers for Finland’s first commercial multi-vendor EULYNX signalling system project.
EULYNX is a European development project launched in 2014 with the aim to harmonise the internal and external interfaces of interlockings designed to control and secure railway traffic. Standardised interfaces enable a new level of modularity in signalling systems. In practice, this translates into smooth integration of systems from multiple suppliers and enables lifecycle renewal without dependence on the original system supplier.
“Relesoft’s selection as the supplier of Digirail project’s EULYNX testing system is a significant recognition of Finnish systems development expertise. The testing system and simulations are an important initial part of the management of the signalling system. Hopefully we will also be able to offer the lifecycle management services for Finland’s Digirail project in the future,” says Markus Melander, Managing Director of Relesoft.
“The EULYNX testing system is an important step toward rail transport services operated in a multi-vendor environment. We use the testing platform to ensure that communication between the systems is flawless and that the solutions meet EU requirements. This creates the prerequisites for scalable, modular and competitive system development for rail transport well into the future,” says Aapo Tiilikainen, Project Manager for the EKA project.
The Digirail project is making rail transport in Finland safer, smoother and more efficient. The project is reinventing the outdated train control system and introducing a shared European radio-based train control system across the entire rail network. Digirail will enable safe transport, an improved service level and growth of capacity, and it will create a long-term technical foundation for Finnish railway traffic. The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Fintraffic and the Ministry of Transport and Communications are collaborating in the project with other actors.