Daily News | Countdown clocks coming to SEPTA subways this spring
, Busch said. Arrival information will be displayed on the digital signs already in stations that now show the location, the time and service announcements, he said. After a brief trial period at 13th Street to make sure the software is communicating accurate information from the signal system that tracks the location of the trains, SEPTA will wire up the other stations on the El.
“It’s a challenging program because, while we have a great signal system [on MFL], it’s 20 years old and when it was built it wasn’t equipped to communicate with signs,” Busch said. “We were adding new software onto the old system.” The Broad Street Line would get countdown clocks next, followed by the trolley stations in the Center City tunnel and the Norristown High Speed Line, he said. SEPTA also eventually plans to install the clocks at outlying Regional Rail Stations; stations in Center City already have them. SEPTA has a $35 million contract with Alstom, a multinational manufacturer based in France that builds trains, railroad signaling systems and digital mobility software to modernize its communications with riders.
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