Railroad Safety & Environmental Research Division
Railroad Safety and Environmental Research Division
Development of safety and environmental technologies for railway and public transport systems, and policy support
Development of railway safety management technologies and support for institutional improvements
Development of technologies for preventing and responding to major railway accidents (collisions, fires, derailments, etc.)
Development of eco-friendly railway and public transport technologies addressing carbon neutrality, climate change, air quality, and noise
Research Department
System Safety Research Department
- Railway safety policy support and consulting on on-site railway safety management and institutional improvement
- Development of railway system safety monitoring, warning, and optimized response technologies
- Development of technologies for predicting, assessing, and managing railway safety risks related to human factors
- Collection and analysis of domestic and international railway safety data
- Railway system risk assessment and analysis
Railroad Accident Research Department
- Development of technologies for risk source analysis and risk assessment of major railway accidents (collisions, fires, derailments, etc.)
- Development of technologies to prevent major railway accidents (collisions, fires, derailments, etc.)
- Development of technologies for rapid detection of major railway accidents (collisions, fires, derailments, etc.) and damage mitigation
- Development of optimal response scenarios and timely response technologies for major railway accidents (collisions, fires, derailments, etc.)
Transportation Environmental Research Department
- Evelopment of technologies to reduce carbon emissions, support energy transition, improve energy efficiency, and assess life-cycle impacts in transportation systems
- Development of technologies to improve air quality in transportation systems, including control of particulates and airborne viruses
- Development of technologies for predicting and reducing noise and vibration in transportation systems
- Development of intelligent and automated technologies for transportation and environmental applications