Course syllabus

  1. Learning outcome
  2. Course syllabus

010113036-65 ระบบอาณัติสัญญาณ (Railway Signaling System)

Course Syllabus

Data entry : Asst.Prof.Wisute Ongcunaruk
1. Course number and name

010113036-65 ระบบอาณัติสัญญาณ (Railway Signaling System)

2. Credits and contact hours

3(3-0-6)

3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name

Asst.Prof.Wisute Ongcunaruk

4. Text book, title, author, and year

  1. Alternative text books about Railway Signaling System.

5. Specific course information

  1. brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
    Concept of traffic management; development of railway signaling; components in signaling system; interlocking, headway calculation, train operations, future railway signaling, related systems.
  2. prerequisites or co-requisites
  3. indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
    Elective :

6. Specific goals for the course

  1. specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
    1. CLO1 Understand the Railway Signaling Principle.
    2. CLO2 Understand the characteristics of Railway Signaling and the sideway equipment.
    3. CLO3 Understand the operation of railway signaling and the sideway equipment.
    4. CLO4 Understand the operation and principles of scheme plan.
    5. CLO5 Understand the operation and principles of absolute block.
  2. explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.
    ABET Student Outcome (SO) Listed in Criterion 3 Course learning outcome (CLO)
    SO1 an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
    • CLO1 Understand the Railway Signaling Principle.
    • CLO2 Understand the characteristics of Railway Signaling and the sideway equipment.
    • CLO3 Understand the operation of railway signaling and the sideway equipment.
    • CLO4 Understand the operation and principles of scheme plan.
    • CLO5 Understand the operation and principles of absolute block.

7. Brief list of topics to be covered
Week Topic Details Activities
1-2 The Development of Railway Signaling i. How railway transportation differs from other forms of transport. ii. Vital and Non-vital iii. History and Absolute block
3 Railway System: The Overview i. Rolling Stock, Depot, Power supply ii. Signaling iii. Communication and SCADA iv. Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) v. Track Work vi. Platform Screen Door (PSD)
4-6 The Components of a Signaling System i. Signals ii. Types of Train Detection iii. Point Machines
7-8 The Components of a Signaling System i. Automatic Train Protection (ATP) ii. Control Panel iii. Level Crossings iv. Interlockings
9-11 Signaling system i. Signaling Scheme Plan ii. Control table iii. Types of Signaling iv. Route Interlocking v. List of Routes vi. Simulation of Signaling system
12-14 Headway Calculation i. Train timetable ii. Headway determination iii. Mean Gradient iv. Headway calculation and the standard of way side equipment according to The State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
15 Future Signaling i. European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 1,2,3 ii. ETCS Wayside and On-Board Equipment
8. Course Assessment
Course assessment Weight score (%) Assessment tools Date
Midterm examination 50 midterm examination 30 Jan 2026
Final examination 50 final examination 26 Mar 2026

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