Connecting cities safely with fire detection for Desiro passenger train, Cairo - Egypt
Reliable fire detection ensures passengers' safety and allows for rapid evacuation
Connecting cities safely with fire detection for Desiro passenger train, Cairo - Egypt
Reliable fire detection ensures passengers' safety and allows for rapid evacuation
Transportation
Siemens Mobility GmbH
Krefeld Germany
Egypt's public transportation sector is growing rapidly, with 1,613 routes covering nearly 250,000 kilometers. The market volume is expected to reach $619.42 million by 2028. Egypt is investing in eco-friendly projects like the Cairo Monorail to connect major cities and integrate with existing metro lines. The Desiro trains, part of Siemens Mobility’s rail expansion in Egypt, are designed to modernize the country's regional rail transport. These are four-car electric multiple units (EMUs) optimized for high capacity and regional travel.
Therefore, Siemens Mobility was looking for reliable and stand-alone fire detectors that
meet SIL2 requirements
enable a direct connection to the Train Control and Management System (TCMS) without the need for a special fire control control panel
are a plug-and-play solution
guarantee durability and reliability
meet the highest quality standards and use V0 material
For 94 Desiro trains from Siemens Mobility, we provided our multi-criteria plug-and-play spot detectors with hidden bases, whicheliminated the need for a separate fire control panel by enabling a direct link to the TCMS. High criteria for materials, particularly V0 material, and a greater emphasis on safety issues (SIL2) were addressed.
To make their fire detection system easier to use and better, customers can connect detectors straight to the TCMS instead of installing a fire control panel. In turn, this cuts down on failure points and speeds up installation, making the system more reliable. High availability and redundancy make sure that protection is always in place, and the flexible detection idea with different base options makes it easy to adapt to different settings. Siemens Mobility promises to get thousands of people to their places every day in a way that is safe and sustainable.
Siemens provided the fire detection solution for the Desiro passenger train of Siemens Mobility. They are constructed in different factories in Germany.