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As mentioned in the previous article in this column, China is arguably the most fascinating railway signalling market in the world. Looking at what makes China’s signalling developments so successful may offer some valuable lessons on how to improve signalling strategies in the ‘western’ world.

This article, as the previous one, is based on (relatively scarce) available information in the public domain and observations of market developments, in an attempt to derive strategic intentions and tactical measures that are not publicly documented.

While the first article focused on signalling developments for mainline railways in China, this second part looks at China’s signalling developments for metros. What is common for both mainline and metro railways is a most considerate and long-term approach of Chinese signalling strategists, and rigorous pursuit of the decided strategies with the help of powerful institutions governing the Chinese railway market. Key players include the Chinese Ministry of Railways, universities like Beijing Jiaotong as informing think tanks, and the China Association for Metros (CAMET), with some overlap and common personnel between those three which fosters strategy coordination and alignment.

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