Metrolink Dispatch

Status: Planned

Description

Southern California Metrolink rail is governed by SCRRA, a JPA made up of an 11 member board representing transportation commissions of six counties with trains that operate on seven routes across the six county boundary, 538 route–mile network which includes a portion of northern San Diego County.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRAA)OwnsPlanned

Physical Objects

Transit Management Center
Rail Operations Center

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescriptionUser Defined
Transit Center Fare Management'Transit Center Fare Management' manages fare collection and passenger load management at the transit center. It provides the back office functions that support transit fare collection, supporting payment reconciliation with links to financial institutions and enforcement agencies for fare violations. It collects data required to determine accurate ridership levels, establish fares, and distribute fare information. It loads fare data into the vehicle prior to the beginning of normal operations and unloads fare collection data from the vehicle at the close out of normal operations.False
Transit Center Information Services'Transit Center Information Services' collects the latest available information for a transit service and makes it available to transit customers and to Transportation Information Centers for further distribution. Customers are provided information at transit stops and other public transportation areas before they embark and on–board the transit vehicle once they are en route. Information provided can include the latest available information on transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real–time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, yellow pages, and special events. In addition to general service information, tailored information (e.g., itineraries) are provided to individual transit users.False
Transit Center Multi–Modal Coordination'Transit Center Multi–Modal Coordination' supports transit service coordination between transit properties and coordinates with other surface and air transportation modes. As part of service coordination, it shares schedule and trip information, as well as transit transfer cluster (a collection of stop points, stations, or terminals where transfers can be made conveniently) and transfer point information between Multimodal Transportation Service Providers, Transit Agencies, and ISPs. An interface to Traffic Management also supports demand management strategies.False
Transit Center Operator Assignment'Transit Center Operator Assignment' automates and supports the assignment of transit vehicle operators to runs. It assigns operators to runs in a fair manner while minimizing labor and overtime services, considering operator preferences and qualifications, and automatically tracking and validating the number of work hours performed by each individual operator. It also provides an exception handling process for the operator assignment function to generate supplemental operator assignments when required by changes during the operating day.False
Transit Center Passenger Counting'Transit Center Passenger Counting' receives and processes transit vehicle loading data using two–way communications from equipped transit vehicles.False
Transit Center Security'Transit Center Security' monitors transit vehicle operator or traveler activated alarms received from on–board a transit vehicle. It supports transit vehicle operator authentication and provides the capability to remotely disable a transit vehicle. It also includes the capability to alert operators and police to potential incidents identified by these security features.False
Transit Center Vehicle Assignment'Transit Center Vehicle Assignment' assigns individual transit vehicles to vehicle blocks and downloads this information to the transit vehicle. It also provides an exception handling process for the vehicle assignment function to generate new, supplemental vehicle assignments when required by changes during the operating day. It provides an inventory management function for the transit facility which stores functional attributes about each of the vehicles owned by the transit operator. These attributes permit the planning and assignment functions to match vehicles with routes based on suitability for the types of service required by the particular routes.False
Transit Center Vehicle Tracking'Transit Center Vehicle Tracking' monitors transit vehicle location. The location information is collected via a data communication link between the transit vehicles and the transit center. The location information is presented to the transit operator on a digitized map of the transit service area. The location data may be used to determine real time schedule adherence and update the transit system's schedule in real–time. The real–time schedule information is disseminated to other information providers, which furnish the information to travelers.False
Transit Evacuation Support'Transit Evacuation Support' manages transit resources to support evacuation and subsequent reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or other emergency. It supports coordination of regional evacuation plans, identifying the transit role in a regional evacuation and identifying transit resources that would be used. During an evacuation, it coordinates the use of transit and school bus fleets, supporting evacuation of those with special needs and the general population. Transit service and fare schedules are adjusted and updated service and fare information is made available through traveler information systems.False
Transit Garage Maintenance'Transit Garage Maintenance' provides advanced maintenance functions for the transit property. It collects operational and maintenance data from transit vehicles, manages vehicle service histories, and monitors operators and vehicles. It collects vehicle mileage data and uses it to automatically generate preventative maintenance schedules for each vehicle by utilizing vehicle tracking data. In addition, it provides information to service personnel to support maintenance activities and records and verifies that maintenance work was performed.False

Interfaces To

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511 SD System
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
Bus Information Apps
Cal OES Public Safety
Cal OES Spill Data Archive
Caltrans D11 Intermodal TMC
Caltrans HQ Maintenance Administration
Caltrans Maintenance Operations
Caltrans Website
CBP Border Patrol
Center – Coordinación Estatal de Protección Civil
CHP Dispatch
County DPW Dispatch
County Fire Authority
County OES Services
County Sheriff Dispatch
County TMC
Financial Institutions
Level 1 Cities Fire Dispatch
Level 1 Cities Police Dispatch
Level 1 Cities Public Works TMC
Level 2 Cities EOCs–EMC
Level 2 Cities Fire and Rescue Dispatch
Level 2 Cities MCO Dispatch
Level 2 Cities Police Department Dispatch
Level 2 Cities TIC and Websites
Level 2 Cities Traffic Ops Center
Metrolink Information Displays
Metrolink Trains
Micro Mobility Services
MTS Buses
MTS Centralized Train Control
MTS Light Rail Cars
MTS Transit Dispatch
MTS Transit Enforcement
NCTD – OCC
NCTD Coaster, Sprinter, Breeze Vehicles
NCTD FLEX and LIFT Dispatch
NCTD Transit Information Center
Operation Respond
Private Sector Probe Information Systems
Private Transit Routing Service Provider
Public / Private Parking Management System
Public Private Car Share
Public Private Traveler Information
San Diego Emergency Management Center
San Diego Engineering – Construction
San Diego Fire–Rescue Dispatch
San Diego HAZMAT Team
San Diego Infrastructure Asset Management
San Diego Maintenance of Roadway Equipment
San Diego Police Dept Dispatch
San Diego TIC and Website
San Diego Traffic Management Center
SANDAG TIC and Website
SANDAG Virtual TMCs
Tourist Information System
Trans Network Co–op (TNC) Centers
Tribal Emergency Management Centers
Tribal PD and Fire
Tribal Transportation Operations
US Emergency Operations Center (OME)
US Public Health Systems
User Personal Information Devices
Wide Area Alerting Systems