On board information services
On Board Information Services ( OBIS for short ) is an IT platform from the Nederlandse Spoorwegen , which has been installed in intercity trains in the Netherlands since 2010 . OBIS offers travelers internet access via Wi-Fi and the latest travel information on the train. Trains equipped with OBIS can be recognized by the Wi-Fi symbols on the outer doors.
Functions
OBIS consists of the following systems:
- Screens in the passenger compartments on which current travel information (departures, transfer options, construction work) is displayed.
- Wireless internet access via Wifi. For this purpose, NS has signed a three-year contract with the mobile operator T-Mobile Netherlands (which was extended to April 2014), which offers the service free of charge for this period.
- Direct travel information via wifi.
- Automatic announcements, with the possibility of manual intervention by the driver.
- In cooperation with the COGNOS system, the capacity utilization per train section can be communicated. There was a study in 11 ICM trains between Zwolle and Roosendaal.
- A collaboration between NedTrain and NS started in mid-2012. In cooperation with NS, the use of the VIRM's WAL / Board diagnostic system was started by the OBIS platform used for this purpose. This adaptation was also built into the DDZ (NID) fleet.
- Tracking & Tracing, the OBIS provides the NTT (NS Tracking & Tracing) position information. This system replaces the previously used, outdated NTT systems, which reported the position of the train.
In addition to OBIS, a smaller system called RTTIS has been developed which enables automatic announcements.
The British company Nomad Digitale Ltd. from Newcastle takes care of the delivery and installation of all OBIS units.
purpose
The purpose of OBIS is to offer travelers a platform for train-specific information. The first two OBIS services are travel information and Wi-Fi internet access. The provision of up-to-date travel information has a positive influence on travel comfort. By offering Internet access, it is possible to work on the train or to shorten the subjective travel time by distraction. The OBIS infrastructure can later be used for systems such as RouteLint.
expansion
In March 2010 the first four-part train of the Koploper type was equipped with OBIS. This was the multiple unit with the number 4203. In the course of 2010 to mid-2011, the other trains of the Koploper type were also modernized with OBIS. In December 2011, the installation of OBIS in the VIRM-1 series began, followed a few months later by the VIRM-2 and VIRM-3 series.
During the modernization from DD-AR to NID (until April 2011) OBIS was also installed. In mid-February 2013, the installation of OBIS into the VIRM-4 series began, which was completed in August 2013.
In the first expansion step, it was decided not to install an OBIS in the pulled ICR wagons. The ICR wagons will continue to be modernized so that they can continue to operate at high speed. The equipment with OBIS should probably be installed here.
| model series | Number of cars | OBIS built in | Start of installation | End of installation | Proportion of seats from all Intercitys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICMm-IV | 200 | along with the modernization | March 2010 | July 2011 | 12% |
| ICMm-III | 261 | after the modernization | April 2010 | March 2011 | 16% |
| NID | 240 | along with the modernization | April 2011 | 2013 | 16% |
| VIRM | 872 | before modernization | December 2011 | August 2013 | 55% |
| SLT | 131 |