Safety, Reliability, and Disruption Management
of High Speed Rail and Metro Systems

Introduction

Safety, Reliability, and Disruption Management of High Speed Rail and Metro Systems

-- Enhancing Hong Kong's Strategic Position as a Regional and International Business Centre

Project Number: T32-101/15-R
Project Duration: 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2021
Grant Type: TBRS
Funded Amount: HKD 40,845,000

The project aims to extend the advantage of Hong Kong by establishing it as a center of expertise in the safety, reliability, and efficient management of complex networking systems.

In this project, the following deliverables are anticipated:

Create fundamental science and methodologies for rail safety, monitoring, controlling and managing, which will be documented, in highly regarded publications
Guarantee safety through implementation of self-cognizant fault detection and PHM
Achieve high quality HSR operation and metro engineering systems
Develop credible and sustainable transport strategies and build up the global HSR image
Establish consortium of international experts to provide training to industry and government