ETCS Level 2

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ETCS Level 2 is an advanced European train control and signalling standard that enables continuous, cab-based train supervision and high-speed, high-capacity railway operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ETCS level ⓘ
railway signalling system ⓘ
train control system ⓘ
abbreviationOf European Train Control System Level 2 ⓘ
linked to: ETCS Level 2
advantageOver ETCS Level 1 fixed‑block operation ⓘ
national legacy signalling systems ⓘ
canBeUpgradedTo ETCS Level 3 ⓘ
communicationMedium GSM‑R radio ⓘ
comparedTo ETCS Level 1 ⓘ
compatibleWith ETCS Level 1 in some overlay configurations ⓘ
deployedIn conventional mainline railways in Europe ⓘ
high‑speed rail lines in Europe ⓘ
developedBy European Railway Agency ⓘ
UNISIG ⓘ
developedUnder European Union rail interoperability framework ⓘ
enables cab signalling ⓘ
continuous train supervision ⓘ
high‑capacity railway operations ⓘ
high‑speed railway operations ⓘ
feature automatic braking on overspeed or signal overrun ⓘ
continuous speed supervision ⓘ
lineside signals can be reduced or removed ⓘ
movement authority transmitted by radio ⓘ
on‑board cab display of signal aspects ⓘ
follows ETCS Level 1 ⓘ
governedBy ERTMS specifications ⓘ
Technical Specifications for Interoperability ⓘ
informationProvidedToDriver movement authority limit ⓘ
permitted speed ⓘ
target distance ⓘ
introducedIn early 2000s ⓘ
objective harmonise signalling across Europe ⓘ
improve safety ⓘ
increase line capacity ⓘ
operatesWith fixed block sections ⓘ
partOf European Train Control System ⓘ
region Europe ⓘ
requires continuous radio communication between train and trackside ⓘ
on‑board ETCS equipment ⓘ
trackside ETCS equipment ⓘ
safetyIntegrityLevel SIL 4 ⓘ
standardType railway signalling standard ⓘ
supports interoperable cross‑border operations in Europe ⓘ
usedFor freight trains ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ
uses Eurobalise ⓘ
GSM‑R ⓘ
linked to: GSM-R

Radio Block Centre ⓘ
radio‑based train control ⓘ

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LGV Sud-Est → railwaySignalling → TVM cab signalling ⓘ
linked to: ETCS Level 2
Cambrian Line → signallingSystem → ERTMS Level 2 ⓘ
linked to: ETCS Level 2
HSL-Zuid → signallingLevel → ERTMS Level 2 ⓘ
linked to: ETCS Level 2
ETCS Level 2 → abbreviationOf → European Train Control System Level 2 ⓘ
linked to: ETCS Level 2
Cambrian Coast Line → usesSignallingSystem → ERTMS Level 2 ⓘ
linked to: ETCS Level 2
Shrewsbury–Aberystwyth line → safetySystem → ERTMS Level 2 ⓘ
linked to: ETCS Level 2
GSM-R → relatedTo → ETCS Level 2 ⓘ
LZB → successorSystem → ETCS Level 2 ⓘ
TGV trainsets → safetySystem → ETCS (on some sets) ⓘ
linked to: ETCS Level 2
British Rail Class 700 → safetySystem → ETCS Level 2 (on core route) ⓘ
linked to: ETCS Level 2
Signum → phasedOutInFavourOf → ETCS Level 2 ⓘ
Renfe Class Civia → railwaySignallingSystem → ERTMS (on some units) ⓘ
linked to: ETCS Level 2
ETCS Level 0 → differsFrom → ETCS Level 2 ⓘ
Eurobalise → compatibleWith → ETCS Level 2 ⓘ
Radio Block Centre → supports → ETCS Level 2 ⓘ
ETCS Level 3 → comparedTo → ETCS Level 2 ⓘ