Railway

Shaping climate-friendly mobility for the future

Railway

Your partner for railway signaling, infrastructure implementation and retrofitting

Climate-friendly mobility requires modern and increasingly digital solutions in rail transport. Trains and trackside must operate reliably – even under harsh conditions. Secure interfaces are essential: Weidmüller supplies custom connectivity for the reliability of the transmission of energy, signals and data in all railway systems.

Better climate thanks to increasing rail traffic

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CO² reduction

until 2030 by an increasing railway passenger traffic

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CO² reduction

until 2030 by an increasing railway freight transport

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CO² reduction

in the mobility sector until 2050 is the political aim in Germany

Source: VDB Verband der Bahnindustrie in Deutschland E.V., VDB-Klimabild 2030, 2019

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Solutions with added value for rail vehicles and infrastructure

Digital Transformation – Railway IoT

Increase value by using your system data to generate valuable asset information that enables the right decisions to be made at the right time. Increase the availability of tracks and trains to improve the quality of transport services and, as a consequence, reduce operating costs. Our solution package for your digital railway transformation is a combination of data acquisition communication and connectivity hardware, analysis and visualization software and machine learning and project consultancy.

Digital Transformation – Railway IoT
Your benefits of digital transformation
  • Fault prevention by online detection of critical situation in operation
  • Efficient maintenance planning by dashboard assistance analytics software
  • Downtimes reduction by fault prediction
  • Reduction of operation costs by perfect use of resources
Industrial Analytics – Automated Machine Learning Tools Industrial IoT Solutions - from data to value

Secure electrical interfaces for trains and tracks

Weidmüller as expert in the transmission of power, signals and data provide you Railway proofed electrical interfaces as assembly services of our Klippon® Connect and Klippon® Protect components as individual engineered solution within few weeks. For this we work closely with our customer to support and assist them in their engineering with tailored electrical interfaces for installation and retrofitting of signaling & infrastructure as well as for secure monitoring and communication interfaces for ETCS and CBTC communication.

Secure electrical interfaces for trains and tracks
Your benefits
  • Professional project management - application consultancy by experienced team
  • Engineering and documentation aid - tailored solution for your application with full package documentation from: 3-D models, test installation samples, 1st sample prototypes
  • Laboratory testing services - reliable electrical-, mechanical-, EMC-, environmental- proofed tested & certified
  • High quality management - IRIS – ISO 9001 certified – Railway welding acc. EN 15085-2
Terminal blocks – From the pioneer of connectivity Heavy duty connectors – Industrial connectors from Weidmüller

Flexible power distribution connection for rail vehicles

The combination of our two fundamentally different interface concepts to connect high voltage and high current from wagon to wagon or to the traction motor give you the maximum flexibility to solve challenging application even rough environment and in narrow spaces. Use either quick-release plug connections from our HDC product group or create permanent connections with our HV 4000 high-current terminals. Our unique high-power portfolio offers the best of both technologies.

Flexible power distribution connection for rail vehicles
Your benefits
  • Maximum flexibility for tailored electrical and mechanical engineering
  • Long lasting reliable 20% power reserve
  • Outstanding temperature resistance
  • Weight saving
Power distribution - Discover Weidmüller's portfolio High Power Solutions

Workplace solutions - Ideally equipped for every work phase

Optimise your panel building workshop processes with perfectly coordinated solutions for every phase of your production chain.

With Weidmüller, you have the perfect partner at your side to support you in all phases of electrical installation within panel building, from planning to installation to operation, with optimally coordinated solutions for your workshop. Based on years of experience in panel building, we will enable you in speeding up your work processes and increasing your quality through effective utilisation of our comprehensive portfolio.

Workplace solutions - Ideally equipped for every work phase
Reducing complexity and increasing efficiency by
  • Planning reliability through data consistency - significant time and cost savings, especially in the demanding project business
  • Digital data continuity from Weidmüller - simplified engineering and comprehensive documentation
  • Safe and efficient working processes
Workplace solutions – Optimisation in panel building Workplace and accessories – Optimise work processes

Compliant with all relevant Railway norms

For automation and communication technology on board of a train and outside at the Railway track the environmental conditions are highly ambitious. All components and interfaces must be able to withstand both the vibrations and shocks caused by a train passing over a Railway switch as well as temperature and weather condition in extreme climates like in the mountain's arctic region or even in the desert. On top, high fire protection requirements have to be fulfilled to ensure the safety of the passengers.

These challenging conditions are defined in the “Standard for Electronic Equipment used on Rolling Stock”:
  • EN 50155 – European Standard for Electronic Equipment used on Rolling Stock
  • IEC 60571– International Standard for Electronic Equipment used on Rolling Stock with minor deviation equivalent to EN 50155
  • EN 61373 – Shock and Vibration for application used in Rolling Stock
  • EN 50125 – Environmental Condition for Equipment in Rolling Stock
  • EN 50124 – Isolation condition – Basic requirements clearance and creepage distances
  • EN 45545 – Fire and Smoke
  • NFPA130 / ASTM E - Fire and Smoke criteria used in American Market

Weidmüller is IRIS certified

IRIS (International Railway Industry Standard) Certification™ aims to improve the quality and reliability of the rail products through the supply chain by implementing a global system for the evaluation of companies supplying the rail industry. Weidmüller is IRIS certified since it was implemented and was the first company certified based on the new international standard ISO/TS 22163.

SNAP IN technology for the railway industry

In the railway industry, every second counts and every connection must be rock-solid. SNAP IN sets a new benchmark: tool-free, error-free, lightning-fast.

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Products and solutions for railway and infrastructure

Enclosure systems and components

Klippon® Protect – Safe. Robust. Functional.

Modified and assembled enclosures

With Weidmüller Engineering Services – individually designed according to your requirements and ready for direct installation

RockStar® HighPower high-current connectors

Modular connector system for trouble-free and maintenance-free power transmission

TERMSERIES-compact

Using the all-rounder in a small space

PROtop power supplies – the power boost for your production environment

High performance, when you need it

Control voltage distribution

Tailored potential distribution terminal blocks for easy construction of control voltage distribution systems

Connection cables, patch cables and cables

Whether standardised or customised connection solutions: With our cable assembly you can master the most complex cabling

Screw connection with stud technology

Established, robust connection alternative for particularly harsh environments

Further fields of application for railway and infrastructure

Latest news from Railway

Products in use

Knowledge across national and climatic borders

Taking advantage of its international sales network and local expertise, Weidmüller was able to provide a custom-fit solution for the Spanish train manufacturer Talgo.

Products in use

Safe flow of traffic even during thunder and lightning

VARITECTOR PU series ensures the long-term reliability of the Peter Meister AG control system at Switzerland’s Brüttisellen junction.

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Detmar Saalmann

Business Development Manager Railway

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Weidmüller Klingenbergstraße 26 32758 Detmold phone +49 5231 14-0 fax +49 5231 14-292083