To ensure the safety of railways, cableways, airlines and other transportation systems, the Traffic System Research Department examines and researches the flow of traffic in addition to conducting experiments and research to improve and ensure the safety of railway and cableway facilities, carriages, and driving. In addition, the Department ensures and improves the safety of airlines through experiments and research in areas such as visual guidance systems.

Principal Areas of Research in the Traffic System Research Department

• Railways

  Steering bogie, electromagnetic technology, railway infrastructure, investigation of the cause of accidents, variable gauge change trains, etc.

• New Railways and City Transportation Systems

  Light railway transit (LRT), linear maglev technology, traffic flow simulations, barrier-free innovations, etc.

• Cable-driven Transportation Systems

  Vibration reduction, cable wheel load and cableway deropement prevention, etc.

• Aviation

  Advanced surface movement, guidance and control system, visual information sending systems, etc.