Madrid Metro installs a new information system on all its lines

Metro de Madrid has installed a new information service on all its lines that allows you to know the expected arrival of the next two trains through teleindicators in lobbies and platforms..

Metro de Madrid has completed the installation on all its lines of the information service that allows the user to know the expected arrival of the next two trains through the teleindicators installed in lobbies and platforms. This system offers more complete information on the frequency of passage and allows travelers to choose between the first train or waiting for the next one., lo que resulta especialmente útil en estaciones de correspondencia.

El objetivo de esta iniciativa es mejorar la experiencia del viajero y facilitar sus desplazamientos, proporcionándole esta información adicional del tiempo de espera previsto de dos trenes en lugar de uno, que hasta ahora no se daba. En los vestíbulos, las previsiones de cada línea se visualizan secuencialmente hasta completar la previsión de llegada de trenes de todas las líneas que confluyen en una misma estación.

Claridad del mensaje

En los carteles electrónicos situados en el andén el mensaje de tiempo de espera del próximo convoy se ofrece en el centro de la pantalla, como hasta ahora, y debajo de esta información, en un tamaño de letra algo menor, the minutes left until the second arrives. The viewing time of each forecast has been initially set at ten seconds and prior to its broadcast, For five seconds, the message “Next trains” is displayed on the teleindicator, also initially set at ten seconds.. Besides, Information about the arrival of the next train is provided even if there is a train stopped at the station, messages predicting the arrival of the next train that runs without passengers or that runs only to a certain station.

This information is sent, as has been done until now, from the command post, from where all the information related to train circulation is controlled. This measure aims to improve the quality of trips, since it offers the possibility of choosing the best route option, particularly at correspondence stations.