JP7121777B2 - Intermediate station guidance device - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an intermediate station guide apparatus that controls the display of guide information on guide information boards installed at intermediate stations on an operating route.

Conventionally, passenger guidance information is displayed by a guidance information display system at each station on a railway line. In this guide information display system, train operating conditions and the like are displayed as passenger guide information on guide information boards provided in station premises and on platforms, and provided to station users. When there is a change in the operational status of a railway line due to weather, accidents, or the like, the guidance information display system responds to the changed operational status by changing the passenger guidance information and displaying it on the guidance information board.

In Patent Document 1, a display control device installed in a station outputs passenger guidance information such as train destinations and departure order, and a display device having a plurality of LED indicators installed at station platforms, ticket gates, etc. A guidance information display system is disclosed.

The display control device of Patent Document 1 is connected to a train operation management device at a base station such as a destination station that is also a starting station and a turnaround station. Timetable information including track number, departure order information, etc. is stored. From this timetable information, the display control device at the base station extracts guidance information corresponding to the current time and information on the trains that are actually arriving and departing from the platform, and automatically displays it on the display device such as a guidance information board provided on the platform. is displayed on

In addition, in local railway lines where the number of trains in operation is small, normal timetable information during normal operation is stored for a plurality of intermediate stations or for each intermediate station existing between the starting station and the destination station1. One operation console is arranged. The operator console extracts guide information for multiple intermediate stations or each intermediate station corresponding to the current time from the regular timetable information corresponding to each intermediate station, and extracts the guide information installed at multiple intermediate stations or each intermediate station. automatically displayed on the board.

JP 2007-30763 A

As mentioned above, the operation schedule of the railway line is greatly disturbed due to the occurrence of train accidents and bad weather on the operation line, and by taking measures such as suspension of trains and addition of extra trains. Become. At that time, the guidance information display system of each station is required to display guidance information adapted to the recovery process from this disordered timetable to the normal operation timetable.

Therefore, in the guide information display system of the base station connected to the operation management device, when the operation schedule is disturbed, the guide information board does not display the departure time, but only the destination, or displays "under adjustment". , Only the text "delayed" is displayed, or it is in a non-display state.

Then, when the operation status is restored to the normal operation schedule, an operator intervention process sets from which point in the timetable information stored in the operation management device the operation schedule is restored to the normal operation schedule, The guidance information displayed on the guidance information board has been restored to the state of the normal timetable. After the normal state is restored, guidance information corresponding to the timetable information stored in the operation management device is automatically displayed on the guidance information board at the base station.

On the other hand, at intermediate stations that are not connected to the traffic control system, if the timetable information is disturbed, the operator will intervene from the operation console, and the guide information board will only display the text "adjusting" or "delayed". or hidden. Then, after confirming that the operation status has been restored to the normal operation schedule by contacting the base station by telephone, etc., the operator performs restoration processing on the operation console, so that the guide information display of the normal operation schedule will be displayed. I am restoring it.

In this way, when restoring the normal operation schedule from a state where the operation timetable is disturbed, there are cases where the normal operation timetable is completely restored from a predetermined point, but depending on the situation, the normal operation timetable may be restored. As a preliminary step to restoration, the normal operation schedule may be restored through irregular timetables including temporary trains and suspended trains. Furthermore, even during operation of the normal operation schedule, irregular schedules including special trains and suspended trains may be temporarily interrupted for operation.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and restore the normal operation schedule from the state where the operation schedule is disturbed at the base station, even on an operation route including an intermediate station that is not connected to an operation management device. Alternatively, to provide an intermediate station guidance device for promptly displaying guide information without error in the display contents on a guide information board at an intermediate station following a temporary interruption of an irregular timetable to a normal operation schedule. .

An intermediate station guidance device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a base station guidance device that controls guidance information for each platform of a base station on an operating route, and guidance information for each platform of an intermediate station on an operating route. The guidance information board is connected to the guidance information board to be displayed, and the guidance information for each platform of the intermediate station generated based on the arrival and departure train information of the departure and arrival train information table corresponding to each platform of the intermediate station is displayed on the guidance information board. intermediate station guidance device, wherein the intermediate station train information transmitted from the base station guidance device is a first train that departs the base station first to a third train that departs third from the base station during normal operation. is a part of the departure/arrival train information of the base station up to and including at least the train numbers of the first train to the third train, and the guide information of the base station guidance device is updated. each time the train information for the intermediate station is received, and after the first train departs from the platform of the intermediate station, the departure/arrival train information corresponding to the second train that departs second is provided as the preceding train information. and the guidance information is displayed on the guidance information board.

According to the intermediate station guidance device according to the present invention, at an intermediate station that is not directly connected to the operation management device, when the base station restores from the emergency mode to the normal mode, or when the normal operation schedule is temporarily irregular When the timetable is interrupted, the guidance information displayed on the guidance information board at the intermediate station is changed based on the train information for the intermediate station transmitted from the base station information device, and the user of the operating route is notified. It is possible to provide accurate guidance information to

1 is an overall system configuration diagram of a guidance information display system; FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an arrival/departure train information table; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a guidance information table; It is explanatory drawing of the guidance information board of a base station at the time of restoration. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of normal train information for intermediate stations; It is explanatory drawing of the temporary train information for intermediate stations. It is explanatory drawing of the suspended train information for intermediate stations. It is a flowchart figure which restores the guidance information board of an intermediate station. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a guide information board when a train departs from the first intermediate station after receiving normal train information for an intermediate station; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a guide information board when a train departs from a second intermediate station after receiving normal train information for an intermediate station; It is a flowchart figure which restores a guidance information board at the time of receiving the temporary train information for an intermediate station. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a guide information board when a train departs from a base station after receiving temporary train information for an intermediate station; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a guide information board when a train departs from the first intermediate station after receiving temporary train information for an intermediate station;

The present invention will be described in detail based on the illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is an overall system configuration diagram of a guidance information display system. The guidance information display system is installed at base station A, which is one starting station or destination station, and base station B, which is the other starting station or destination station. Base station guidance devices 2a and 2b, which are the first guide devices connected to the traffic management devices 1a and 1b, respectively, and an intermediate station between the base station A and the base station B An intermediate station guide device 2c, which is a second guide device installed at an intermediate station C2 among C1 to C3, is provided.

The operation management devices 1a, 1b and the base station guidance devices 2a, 2b are wired and/or wirelessly connected via a communication line such as a LAN to enable high-speed transmission. In the embodiment, operation control devices 1a and 1b are installed at base stations A and B, respectively. It may be connected to the A and B base station guidance devices 2a and 2b. Alternatively, a control device such as a PTC that controls only the base station may be used instead of the operation management device.

Further, in the conventional guidance information display system, no communication network is constructed between the base station and the intermediate station, whereas in the guidance information display system of the present embodiment, the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b and the intermediate station It is connected via a communication network N to the station guidance device 2c. As the communication network N, for example, a metal line that has already been laid along the service route R can be used, and a low-speed communication line with a poor communication speed such as this existing metal line is assumed. The amount of data transmitted from the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b to the intermediate station guidance device 2c via the communication network N is small, for example, about several tens of kilobytes.

The base station guidance device 2a installed at the base station A is a device that controls guidance information for each platform of the base station A. The guide information board 3a1 and the guide information board 3a2 installed on the No. 2 platform Pa2, which is the downward direction, are connected.

Similarly, in the base station guidance device 2b installed at the base station B, there is a guidance information board 3b1 installed on platform Pb1 of track 1, which is the inbound direction, and a guide information board 3b1 installed on platform Pb2 of track 2, which is the downbound direction. A guide information board 3b2 is connected.

The intermediate station guidance device 2c installed at the intermediate station C2 is installed on platforms Pc11 to Pc31 of No. 1 track, which is the upward direction of a plurality of intermediate stations C1 to C3, and Pc12 to Pc32 of No. 2 platform, which is the downward direction, respectively. Information boards 3c11 to 3c31 and 3c12 to 3c32 are connected.

For these connections, the existing metal lines described above may be used. Although the intermediate station guide device 2c is installed at the second intermediate station C2 in the embodiment, it may be installed at any intermediate station C1-C3 where display control is performed, or the intermediate station guidance device 2c may be installed at any intermediate station C1-C3. , the intermediate station guidance device 2c may be installed respectively.

Further, the number of intermediate stations C between the base station A and the base station B is not limited to three intermediate stations C1 to C3, and can correspond to any number of intermediate stations C. An intermediate station guidance device 2c can also be installed at the intermediate station C as appropriate. When a plurality of intermediate station guidance devices 2c are installed in this manner, each intermediate station guidance device 2c is connected to the communication network N. FIG.

The operation management devices 1a and 1b store, as timetable information, operation schedules of operating trains arriving at and departing from stations on the service route R, and operation units connected to the operation management devices 1a and 1b (not shown) operate the operation schedules. can be created and modified.

Operation consoles 4a and 4b are connected to base station guidance devices 2a and 2b of base stations A and B, respectively. It is possible to check the operation status of trains on platforms Pa1 and Pb1 on track 1 and on platforms Pa2 and Pb2 on track 2 in the down direction.

On the other hand, an operation console 4c is connected to the intermediate station guide device 2c of the intermediate station C2, and the operator can check the operation status including departure information at the intermediate station through this operation console 4c. However, since the communication network N is compatible with low-speed communication lines, the operation status that can be confirmed is limited as described later.

In the guide information display system configured as described above, the operation management devices 1a and 1b installed at each of the base stations A and B are provided with the respective platforms Pa1, Pa2, Pb1 and Pb2 of the base stations A and B based on the timetable information. A departure/arrival train information table is stored for each train.

The operation management device 1a provides a departure/arrival train information table for the platforms Pa1 and Pa2 of the base station A to the base station guidance device 2a installed at the base station A to which it is connected. In addition, the operation management device 1b provides a departure/arrival train information table for the platforms Pb1 and Pb2 of the base station B to the base station guidance device 2b installed at the base station B to which it is connected. Then, the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b read the arrival/departure train information H for each platform P at the current time of the base stations A and B from the obtained departure/arrival train information table.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an arrival/departure train information table used normally. The arrival/departure train information table is a list of arrival/departure train information H of each train arriving/departing for each platform P of each station, for example. The arrival/departure train information table includes a train number for each operating train that arrives and departs, a train type indicating a local train, a limited express train, etc., a destination station, and a scheduled departure time. It consists of multiple lines arranged in parallel from the ascending line to the descending line in order from the operating train.

A train number is assigned a unique number or a character string that combines alphabets or katakana and numbers. good too. Furthermore, numbers may be assigned with odd numbers for the upstream direction and even numbers for the downstream direction.

If the arrival time and the departure time are greatly different from each other and there is an operating train that cannot be dealt with only by the departure time, not only the departure time but also the arrival time can be read as the departure/arrival train information H and tabulated.

Base station guidance devices 2a and 2b display guidance information on guidance information boards 3a1, 3a2, 3b1 and 3b2 corresponding to each platform P based on the arrival and departure train information tables for each of these platforms Pa1, Pa2, Pb1 and Pb2. to generate

The guidance information boards 3a1, 3a2, 3b1, and 3b2 are provided with display means such as LED displays, and display guidance information transmitted from the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b. This display means can display two lines of character strings, for example, the first train T, which is the starting train Ta, and the second line, which is the next train Tb, which is the second train T. It should be possible to display one line of character strings.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the guidance information table of the guidance information boards 3a1, 3a2, 3b1 and 3b2 processed by the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b. It is configured by adding a column of departure information indicating whether T has not yet departed or has already departed.

The base station guidance devices 2a and 2b, based on the current time and train detection information from track circuits and the like on platforms Pa1, Pa2, Pb1 and Pb2, determine the train status from the stop status of train T on platforms Pa1, Pa2, Pb1 and Pb2. It is possible to determine whether T has not departed or has departed. Then, when it is determined that the train T has departed, as shown in FIG. 3, processing is performed to change the departure information of the corresponding train from non-departed to de-departed.

When the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b determine that the train T has departed, they update the display of the guidance information on the guidance information boards 3a1, 3a2, 3b1 and 3b2 of the platforms Pa1, Pa2, Pb1 and Pb2.

For example, in the case where information on the preceding train and information on the following train are displayed in two lines on the guidance information boards 3a1, 3a2, 3b1, and 3b2, this update process of the guidance information is executed when the train T, which is the preceding train Ta, has already departed. In accordance with the departure information of , the starting train information of the starting train Ta, which has already departed, displayed on the first line is erased, and the following train information of the following train Tb displayed on the second line is set to 1. The first train information is displayed by shifting to the line, and the next train information of the next train Tc, which is the third train T which is not displayed, is displayed as the next train information on the second line.

The display control processing of these guide information boards 3a1, 3a2, 3b1, and 3b2 includes the current time, the scheduled departure time of the train in the departure and arrival train information H, and the train T on the track circuit, etc. on the platforms Pa1, Pa2, Pb1, and Pb2. It is repeatedly executed based on the departure information of the train T updated by the detected information.

The actual number of lines displayed on the guide information board, that is, the number of trains, should not be limited to two as described above, and should preferably be determined according to the size of the display provided on the guide information board. .

At the operation consoles 4a and 4b installed at the base stations A and B, operators refer to the guidance information tables stored in the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b to determine how far the train has departed. It is possible to check the departure information for each platform P at the current base stations A and B shown.

In parallel with the display of guidance information repeatedly executed at the base stations A and B, the intermediate station guidance device 2c displays platforms Pc11 to Pc31 of No. 1 platform, which is the upward direction, and platforms Pc12 to Pc32, which is the downward direction, of No. 2 platform. Similar guidance information display control is performed on the first line guide information boards 3c11 to 3c31 and the second line guide information boards 3c12 to 3c32, respectively.

An operation console 4c is connected to an intermediate station information board 3c11 to 3c31 for track 1 and 3c12 to 3c32 for track 2 of intermediate stations C1 to C3. Through the console 4c, it is possible to check the guidance display status of the No. 1 platform, which is the upbound route, and the No. 2 platform, which is the downbound route.

The intermediate station guidance device 2c stores a departure/arrival train information table for intermediate stations C1 to C3. These departure/arrival train information tables are output from the operation management devices 1a and 1b capable of creating the operation schedule of the operation route R, and are stored in the intermediate station guidance device 2c via a storage medium or the like. Therefore, when the timetable of the operating route R is revised, etc., it is necessary to update the departure/arrival train information table of the intermediate stations C1 to C3 stored in the intermediate station information device 2c via the operation console 4c.

The intermediate station guidance device 2c of the intermediate station C2 reads the arrival/departure train information H shown in FIG. is added to generate a guidance information table as shown in FIG.

Then, based on the guide information table, guide information is displayed on the guide information boards 3c11 to 3c31 for the first track and the guide information boards 3c12 to 3c32 for the second track of the intermediate stations C1 to C3. The display control processing of the intermediate station guidance device 2c that displays guidance information on the guidance information boards 3c11 to 3c32 is the same as the display control processing of the guidance information boards 3a1 to 3b2 by the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b. detailed description is omitted.

In this way, on the guide information boards 3c11 to 3c31 of track 1 and the guide information boards 3c12 to 3c32 of track 2 of intermediate stations C1 to C3, the display of the guidance information is automatically switched as the train T runs. It is

When bad weather or an accident occurs on the operating route R, the train cannot be operated according to the timetable information. Since the arrival of the train T at each station is greatly delayed, for example, in the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b of the base stations A and B, the train T will arrive at the base station A by the departure time indicated in the arrival/departure train information H. The train does not arrive at B and the intermediate station C, and the departure information in the guidance information remains in a non-departure state.

In this way, when the bus schedule is disrupted, the normal mode is switched to the emergency mode by intervention processing from the operator consoles 4a and 4b. Alternatively, if the train T has not departed from the base stations A and B even after a predetermined time has passed since the scheduled departure time of the train T, the normal mode may be automatically shifted to the emergency mode. The normal mode is an operation mode in which the normal operation schedule is automatically displayed on the guidance information boards 3a and 3b according to the arrival and departure train information of the arrival and departure train information table.

When shifting to the emergency mode, the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b interrupt the display of the guidance information of the normal operation schedule on the guide information boards 3a1, 3a2, 3b1 and 3b2 of the base stations A and B, and display " Only displays the text "Under adjustment". Alternatively, it is also possible to hide all of the information without displaying the text "under adjustment", or to hide only the scheduled departure time of the normal guidance information.

When the base stations A and B shift from the normal mode to the emergency mode, the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b of the base stations A and B are placed at intermediate stations on the downstream side in the traveling direction of the train T whose operation schedule is disturbed. An emergency mode shift is transmitted as emergency information via the communication network N to the intermediate station guidance devices 2c of C1 to C3.

Intermediate station information board 3c11-3c31 and No. 2 information board 3c12-3c32 of connected intermediate stations C1-C3, base station A, As with the guide information boards 3a1, 3a2, 3b1, and 3b2 of B, the characters "under adjustment" are displayed. Alternatively, it is also possible to hide all of the information without displaying the text "under adjustment", or to hide only the scheduled departure time of the normal guidance information.

When the operation schedule is disturbed only for the upbound direction, the base station guidance device 2a of the base station A transmits emergency information to the intermediate station guidance device 2c as emergency information indicating that only the upbound direction is to be switched to the emergency mode. The intermediate station guidance device 2c, which has received this emergency information, displays the characters "under adjustment" only on the guide information boards 3c11 to 3c31 of the No. 1 track of the connected intermediate stations C1 to C3.

When the cause of the disturbance of the operation schedule of the operating route R is resolved and the base station guidance device 2a of the base station A is restored from the emergency mode to the normal mode, the base station guidance device 2a of the base station A reads from the departure/arrival train information table, Resuming reading of arrival/departure train information H at base station A at the current time.

Restoration processing from emergency mode to normal mode includes normal restoration processing for restoring according to the order of the departure/arrival train information table, and addition of temporary trains T0 or suspended trains T0 in the order of the departure/arrival train information table. ' can be divided into partial recovery processing that recovers in a state where the deletion of ' is included.

In the normal restoration process, the operator, via the operation console 4a, reads the arrival and departure train information table for the base station A read into the base station information device 2a, and selects the arrival and departure trains of the first train to operate after restoration on the platform Pa1 corresponding to the current time. This is done by selecting and specifying train information H.

FIG. 4 shows the system configuration at the base station A and the intermediate stations C1 to C3 on the No. 1 track, which is the inbound direction of the guidance information display system, when the base station guidance device 2a is restored from the emergency mode to the normal mode by the normal restoration process. It is a diagram. Then, regarding the case where the preceding train Ta, which is the first train T to depart first after restoration on the platform Pa1 of the base station A, is the departure and arrival train information H on the second row of the departure and arrival train information table shown in FIG. 2, for example. showing.

When the operator designates the departure and arrival train information H1 of the first operating train after the restoration on the platform Pa1 of the base station A, the base station guide device 2a processes the departure and arrival train information H1 as the preceding train information, and the arrival and departure trains of the next row. The information H2 is processed as next train information, guidance information is generated based on these arrival and departure train information H, and display control of the guidance information is performed on the guidance information board 3a1 on the platform Pa1.

As shown in FIG. 4, the guidance information board 3a1 displays the preceding train information as departure/arrival train information H1 and the next train information as departure/arrival train information H2 in accordance with the display command from the base station guidance device 2a. The display control of the guidance information according to the mode is resumed. In other words, the display of the guidance information is started with respect to the display of the guidance information board 3a1 that is not displayed or is "under adjustment".

In the partial recovery process, the operator temporarily adds the departure and arrival train information H of the temporary train T0 or deletes the departure and arrival train information H of the suspended train T0' to the departure and arrival train information table of the base station A via the operation console 4a. This is done by selecting and designating the departure/arrival train information H1 of the first operating train after restoration, which is an operating train that departs just before the temporary train T0 and the suspended train T0'.

When the operator designates the departure and arrival train information H1 of the first operating train after restoration on the platform Pa1 of the base station A, the base station guidance device 2a processes the arrival and departure train information H1 as the preceding train information, and the special train on the next line. Departure/arrival train information H2 of the next train T following T0 or the suspended train T0' is processed as the next departure train information, and guidance information is generated by adding departure information to the departure/arrival train information H, and the guide information board of the platform Pa1. Display control of guidance information is performed for 3a1. After the display control of the partial recovery process, the display control of the normal recovery process is performed.

In this way, after the normal mode is restored by the normal restoration process, or after the partial restoration process shifts to the normal restoration process and the normal mode is restored, the base station guidance device 2a and the guide information board 3a1 display the current time Then, based on the departure time of the operating train in the arrival/departure train information H and the train detection information of the train T by the track circuit etc. on the platform Pa1, the guide information of the operating train departing from the platform Pa1 of the base station A is automatically provided. Switching display control is resumed.

In this way, the operator designates the departure/arrival train information H1 of the first train Ta, which is the first train in service after restoration, on platform Pa1 of base station A, or adds the temporary train T0 to the departure/arrival train information table, or suspends trains. After deleting T0′, by designating the departure and arrival train information H1 of the first train Ta, which is the first train in operation after restoration, the display of the guidance information is restored to the normal mode, and the guidance information at the base station A is restored. At the same time as restarting the automatic display, the base station guidance device 2a transmits the intermediate station train information F to the intermediate station guidance device 2c via the communication network N. FIG.

This intermediate station train information F is based on the departure/arrival train information H in the departure/arrival train information table from the first starting train Ta after restoration on the platform Pa1 of the base station A to the third successively departing train Tc. This is information that tells the intermediate stations C1 to C3 that the trains will depart in sequence.

When transmitting the intermediate station train information F, considering that the communication network N is a low-speed communication line, the intermediate station train information F for the trains T for three trains is transmitted to the trains for the three lines shown in FIG. The amount of data to be transmitted is kept low by using the number, train type, and destination data.

Intermediate station train information F transmitted when the platform Pa1 of the base station A is restored corresponds to three consecutive trains T1 to T3 in the departure/arrival train information table, and is transmitted during the normal restoration process described above. and the trains T1 and T2 in the departure/arrival train information table correspond to the three trains T1, T0, and T2 including the special train T0. In the temporary train information F2 for the intermediate station to be transmitted, train T2 or train T3 is the suspended train T0' among the continuous trains T1 to T4 in the departure/arrival train information table, and the three trains T1, T3, and T4, or the train T1 , T2, and T4, and is classified into three types, ie, intermediate station suspension train information F3 transmitted during the above-described partial restoration process.

5 is normal train information F1 for an intermediate station, which is a part of the departure/arrival train information table shown in FIG. 2; FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the train information F for intermediate stations which illustrated the suspended train information F3 for intermediate stations made into suspended train T0'.

Any intermediate station train information F is composed of partial departure/arrival train information H0, which is part of the departure/arrival train information H of the departure/arrival train information table of the base station A, and includes train number, train type, and destination data. The partial departure/arrival train information H0 includes at least the train number, and the train type, destination, etc. can be appropriately selected from the departure/arrival train information H of the departure/arrival train information table and added.

The intermediate station guidance device 2c eliminates the disruption of the upbound operation schedule of the train T from the base station A to the intermediate stations C1 to C3 based on the intermediate station train information F transmitted from the base station guidance device 2a. It recognizes that the base station guidance device 2a has been restored from the emergency mode to the normal mode. Then, the intermediate station guidance device 2c starts processing to restore the display of the guidance information on the guidance information boards 3c11 to 3c31 of the No. 1 track in the up direction of the intermediate stations C1 to C3 from the emergency mode to the normal mode. The intermediate station train information F may be always transmitted from the base station guidance device 2a. In this case, the intermediate station train information F transmitted by the base station guidance device 2a is notified of normal mode transition. Emergency information may be included, and the intermediate station guidance device 2c may start processing to restore the normal mode based on this emergency information.

FIG. 8 shows the guide information of track No. 1 of the intermediate station C1, which is an adjacent station in the traveling direction of the train T, by the intermediate station information device 2c after the base station information device 2a and the guide information board 3a1 of the base station A are restored to the normal mode. It is a flowchart figure of the process which restores board 3c11.

As described above, when emergency information for transition to emergency mode is received from the base station guidance device 2a of the base station A, the intermediate station guidance device 2c starts emergency mode control, and in step ST11, the train T advances as viewed from the base station A. The characters "under adjustment" are automatically displayed on the guide information boards 3c11 to 3c31 of the intermediate stations C1 to C3 in the upward direction, which is the direction.

In the next step ST12, it is confirmed whether or not the intermediate station guidance device 2c has received the intermediate station train information F from the base station guidance device 2a. The intermediate station train information F to be received is any of the intermediate station regular train information F1, the intermediate station temporary train information F2, and the intermediate station suspended train information F3.

In step ST12, if the intermediate station guidance device 2c has received the intermediate station train information F, the process proceeds to step ST13. Loop processing is repeated until train information F is received. As long as this loop processing continues, that is, as long as the disturbance in the operation schedule is resolved and the emergency mode is not canceled at the base station A, the information boards 3c11 to 3c31 continue to display the words "under adjustment".

In step ST12, when the intermediate station train information F is received, the process proceeds to step ST13, and is included in the intermediate station train information F in the departure/arrival train information H' in the departure/arrival train information table stored in the intermediate station guidance device 2c. It is determined whether or not there is departure/arrival train information H' for three trains that completely matches the train number, train type, and destination of the partial departure/arrival train information H0 for three trains.

If the departure/arrival train information H' that matches the intermediate station train information F in the order of arrangement exists in the departure/arrival train information table for the intermediate station C1 stored in the intermediate station guidance device 2c, then the intermediate station It is determined that the train information F is the normal train information F1 for intermediate stations, and the process proceeds to step ST14. If the departure/arrival train information H' matching the order of arrangement does not exist in the departure/arrival train information table, the process proceeds to step ST15. .

In step ST15, when compared with the departure/arrival train information H' in the departure/arrival train information table stored in the intermediate station guidance device 2c, the partial departure/arrival train information H0 for three trains of the intermediate station train information F is found to be the departure/arrival train information. If there is a missing train, the missing train is regarded as a suspended train T0', and the train information F for the intermediate station is determined to be the suspended train information F3 for the intermediate station, and the process proceeds to step ST14. If the intermediate station train information F is not the intermediate station suspended train information F3, the process proceeds to step ST17. In addition, the case where there is only one train missing the departure/arrival train information, that is, the case where there is one suspended train T0' has been described, but even when there are multiple suspended trains T0' in succession, Similar processing can be performed.

In step ST14, the intermediate station guidance device 2c first extracts the departure/arrival train information H' corresponding to the partial departure/arrival train information H0 of the three trains in the intermediate station train information F from the departure/arrival train information table of the intermediate station C1. Departure/arrival train information H' prior to the extracted departure/arrival train information H' is regarded as having already departed from the intermediate station C1, and the departure information is processed as having already departed in the guidance information table of the intermediate station C1.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the preceding train Ta corresponding to the first partial departure/arrival train information H01 in the intermediate station train information F has arrived at the platform Pc11 of track 1 of the intermediate station C1.

At the beginning of restoration to the normal mode, there is a possibility that a delayed train T or the like is operating on the operation route R between the base station A and the intermediate station C1. There is a possibility that T is not the starting train Ta corresponding to the partial departure/arrival train information H01 of the intermediate station train information F, which is the first train after restoration to the normal mode.

Therefore, after recognizing that the starting train Ta has departed from the base station A by track circuit information, etc., the running position of the starting train Ta is tracked to determine whether the starting train Ta has arrived at the platform Pc11 of track 1 of the intermediate station C1. By determining whether or not, it is possible to determine whether or not the train T arriving at the platform Pc11 before the scheduled departure time of the arrival/departure train information H1' is regarded as the aforementioned delayed train T. That is, it is possible to determine whether or not the train T arriving at the platform Pc11 of track 1 of the intermediate station C1 before or after the scheduled departure time of the departure/arrival train information H1' of the intermediate station C1 is regarded as the leading train Ta.

In step ST14, when the preceding train Ta corresponding to the departure/arrival train information H1' has arrived at the platform Pc11 of the intermediate station C1, the process proceeds to step ST16.

In step ST16, when the received intermediate station train information F is, for example, the intermediate station normal train information F1 shown in FIG. has departed from the intermediate station C1, the departure/arrival train information H2' with the train number 55 is set as the preceding train information consisting of the train type, destination, and scheduled departure time, and the departure/arrival train information H3 with the train number 57 is used as the preceding train information. ' is used as the next train information, and the guide information board 3c11 resumes displaying in the normal mode. In other words, the display of the guidance information is started with respect to the display of the guidance information board 3c11 that is not displayed or is "under adjustment".

When the intermediate station train information F received by the intermediate station guidance device 2c is, for example, the intermediate station suspended train information F3 shown in FIG. Guidance information consisting of the scheduled time is used as the preceding train information, and guidance information consisting of the train type, destination, and scheduled departure time of the departure/arrival train information H3' having the train number 59 is used as the next train information. Resume display.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing the display processing of step ST16. After the intermediate station guidance device 2c receives the intermediate station normal train information F1, the upbound train immediately after the preceding train Ta departs from the platform Pc11 of the intermediate station C1. 3c11 is shown.

The guidance information board 3c11 restores the normal mode from the display of the departure/arrival train information H2' of the train number 55, which is the second next train Tb, as the preceding train information. From then on, the intermediate station guidance device 2c automatically controls the display of guidance information on the guidance information board 3c11 according to the guidance information table. When the intermediate station guidance device 2c receives the suspended train information F3 for the intermediate station, similar guidance information display control is performed.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the guide information board 3c21 for the inbound direction immediately after the starting train Ta departs from the platform Pc21 of the intermediate station C2. do the same for

After judging that the preceding train Ta has departed from the intermediate station C2 based on the current time, the train detection information on the platform Pc21, and the scheduled departure time, the intermediate station guidance device 2c determines the train type in the departure/arrival train information H2″ on the platform Pc21. The guide information board 3c21 is displayed in the normal mode, with the guide information consisting of the destination and scheduled departure time as the preceding train information, and the guide information consisting of the train type, destination and scheduled departure time of the arrival and departure train information H3'' as the next train information. resume.

In step ST17 shown in FIG. 8, the partial departure/arrival train information H0 for three trains in the intermediate station train information F includes a special train T0 that does not exist in the departure/arrival train information table stored in the intermediate station guidance device 2c. If so, the intermediate station train information F is assumed to be the intermediate station temporary train information F2, and the process proceeds to step ST20. If the intermediate station train information F does not include the special train T0, the partial departure/arrival train information H0 for three trains in the intermediate station train information F is regarded as error information, and the process returns to step ST11.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the process of restoring the guide information board 3c11 of track 1 of the intermediate station C1 when the intermediate station guidance device 2c receives the intermediate station temporary train information F2, and is step ST20 shown in FIG. follows step ST20 shown in FIG. In step ST20, the process of displaying the guide information board 3c11 including the special train T0 is started.

In step ST21, as in step ST14, it is determined whether or not the preceding train Ta corresponding to the first departure/arrival train information H1 in the intermediate station temporary train information F2 has arrived at platform Pc11 of track 1 of intermediate station C1. conduct. When the preceding train Ta corresponding to the departure/arrival train information H1' arrives at the platform Pc11 of the intermediate station C1, the process proceeds to step ST22.

In step ST22, if the received intermediate station train information F is, for example, the intermediate station temporary train information F2 shown in FIG. has departed from the intermediate station C1, the data of the train type and destination, which are the arrival and departure temporary train information of the train number 91, which is the temporary train T0, are obtained from the partial departure and arrival train information H02.

Guidance information consisting of the train type and destination of the acquired special train T0 is used as the preceding train information, and guidance information consisting of the train type, destination and scheduled departure time of the arrival/departure train information H2' is used as the next train information. 3c11 normal mode display resumes. The column of scheduled departure time of the special train T0 in the preceding train information may be displayed as "extraordinary" or may not be displayed.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the guide information board 3a1 immediately after the preceding train Ta departs from the platform Pa1 of the base station A. FIG. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the display processing of step ST22. The intermediate station guidance device 2c receives the intermediate station special train information F2, and the preceding train Ta departs from the platform Pc11 of the intermediate station C1. 3c11 is shown.

The guide information board 3c11 restores the normal mode from the display of the train type and destination of the train number 91, which is the second next train Tb after recovery and the special train T0, as the preceding train information. From then on, the intermediate station guidance device 2c automatically controls the display of guidance information on the guidance information board 3c11 according to the guidance information table.

In addition, the display processing of the upbound guidance information board 3c21 immediately after the departure of the preceding train Ta from the platform Pc21 of the intermediate station C2 is performed in the same manner.

Of the intermediate station train information F received by the intermediate station guidance device 2c, the reception of the intermediate station normal train information F1 is restored to operation based on the order of the upbound departure/arrival train information table of the operating route R, and the emergency mode is switched off. It means that the normal mode has been completely restored. However, when the intermediate station temporary train information F2 or the intermediate station suspended train information F3 is received, the scheduled departure time of the train T departing before or after may be adjusted by the temporary train T0 or the suspended train T0'.

Therefore, when the intermediate station guidance device 2c receives the intermediate station temporary train information F2 and the intermediate station suspended train information F3 other than the intermediate station normal train information F1 and restores the normal mode, the intermediate station C1 After the first train Ta arrives at the platform Pc11, the information on the first train and the information on the next train may not be displayed on the information board 3c11. Subsequently, processing for displaying the scheduled departure time may be performed from the intermediate station normal train information F1 received by the intermediate station guidance device 2c. It should be noted that this display processing can also be applied to an intermediate station guidance device 2c of a second embodiment, which will be described later.

As the preceding train Ta sequentially passes through the intermediate stations C1 to C3 in the upward direction, which is the direction of travel, the restoration processing according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. The guidance information display of 3c11 to 3c31 is restored to the normal mode in sequence. Then, at the destination base station B, which is the final station in the upward direction, the recovery processing is performed according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. do.

Regarding the guidance information display on the guidance information boards 3c12 to 3c32 of the intermediate stations C1 to C3 when the traveling direction of the train T is the outbound direction, the intermediate station guidance device 2c also receives the intermediate station train information F from the base station B. 8 and 11 for the intermediate stations C3, C2, and C1 sequentially, the guidance information display can be restored to the normal mode. Description is omitted.

In the first embodiment, when the base stations A and B are restored from the emergency mode to the normal mode, the guide information board of the intermediate station C is displayed based on the intermediate station train information F transmitted from the base station guide devices 2a and 2b. 3c11 has explained the process of resuming the display of the guidance information of the bus schedule at normal time and restoring the normal mode, but the intermediate station guidance device 2c of the second embodiment below transmits the train information F for the intermediate station. In other than the emergency mode, which does not carry out, intermediate station train information F is received from the base station guide devices 2a and 2b, and based on the reception of the intermediate station train information F, display control of the guide information board 3c11 of the intermediate station C is performed. .

Each time the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b update the guidance information on the guidance information boards 3a and 3b in accordance with the arrival and departure train information in the departure and arrival train information table of the normal operation schedule in the normal mode, that is, from the platforms Pa and Pb Every time the train T departs, the intermediate station train information F is transmitted.

In addition, even in the normal mode during normal operation, the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b may temporarily adopt a temporary timetable including the temporary train T0 and the suspended train T0'. , the operator temporarily adds the departure and arrival train information H of the temporary train T0 or deletes the departure and arrival train information H of the suspended train T0' to the departure and arrival train information table of the base station A via the operation console 4a.

Thus, the display control flow of the guide information board 3c11 of the intermediate station guidance device 2c of the second embodiment that always receives intermediate station train information F during normal operation other than the emergency mode is shown in FIG. is started from the reception of intermediate station train information F in step ST12.

If the intermediate station train information F is not received, step ST12 is repeated, and after the intermediate station train information F is received, processing is performed according to the flow of FIGS. 8 and 11 . After the process of displaying the guide information board 3c11 in steps ST16, ST20 and ST22, the process of returning to step ST12 is repeated.

Also, before the train Ta arrives in steps ST14 and ST21, the current time is compared with the scheduled departure time or estimated arrival time of the departure/arrival train information H1' of the intermediate station C1 corresponding to this train Ta, and the current time is calculated. When a predetermined time or more, for example, 5 minutes or more has passed from the scheduled departure time or the estimated arrival time, only the scheduled departure time of the preceding train information on the information board 3c11 being displayed can be changed to not displayed. can.

This is because the leading train Ta may run at a low speed between the base station A and the intermediate station C1 due to various circumstances, and even if the train departs from the base station A on time, the arrival time at the intermediate station C1 may be significantly delayed. This is because it may be delayed. Such display processing can also be applied to the intermediate station guidance device 2c in the first embodiment.

As described above, according to the intermediate station guidance device 2c according to the inventions of the first and second embodiments, at the intermediate station C which is not directly connected to the operation management devices 1a and 1b, the base stations A and B shift from the emergency mode to the normal mode. or when a temporary irregular timetable is interrupted in the normal operation timetable, based on the intermediate station train information F transmitted from the base station guidance devices 2a and 2b. It is possible to change the guide information to be displayed on the guide information board 3c of the station C and provide accurate guide information to the users of the operating route R.

1a, 1b Operation control device 2a, 2b Base station guidance device 2c Intermediate station guidance device 3a1, 3a2, 3b1, 3b2, 3c11, 3c12, 3c21, 3c22, 3c31, 3c32 Information board 4a, 4b, 4c Operation console A, B Base station C1, C2, C3 Intermediate station Pa1, Pa2, Pb1, Pb2, Pc11, Pc12, Pc21, Pc22, Pc31, Pc32 Platform R Operating route T Train

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Connected to a base station guidance device for controlling guidance information for each platform of a base station on an operating route, and a guidance information board for displaying guidance information for each platform of an intermediate station on the operating route,
An intermediate station guide apparatus for displaying on the guide information board the guide information for each platform of the intermediate station generated based on the arrival and departure train information of the arrival and departure train information table corresponding to each platform of the intermediate station,
Intermediate station train information transmitted from the base station guide device includes trains arriving at and departing from the base station from the first train that departs the base station first to the third train that departs third from the base station during normal operation. Consists of partial departure and arrival train information including at least the train numbers of the first train to the third train, which are part of the information ,
A second train that receives the intermediate station train information each time the guide information of the base station guide device is updated, and that departs second after the first train departs from the platform of the intermediate station. an intermediate station guidance device, wherein the guidance information is created using the departure and arrival train information corresponding to the preceding train as the preceding train information, and the guidance information is displayed on the guidance information board.
After the base station guidance device restores from an emergency mode in which the train information for intermediate stations is not transmitted due to disruption of the operation schedule to a normal mode in which the normal time schedule is restored, from the base station guidance device After receiving the transmitted intermediate station train information and after the first train departs from the platform of the intermediate station, the guidance information is provided with the departure/arrival train information corresponding to the second train as preceding train information. 2. The intermediate station guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate station guidance system is restored to the normal mode by creating and starting to display the guidance information on the guidance information board. The first train has left the platform of the intermediate station, the current time, and the scheduled departure time or estimated arrival time of the departure/arrival train information corresponding to the second train in the departure/arrival train information table. By comparison, when the current time has passed a predetermined time or more from the scheduled departure time or the estimated arrival time, the preceding train information corresponding to the second train on the displayed guidance information board is displayed. 3. The intermediate station guidance system according to claim 1, wherein only the scheduled departure time of the train is changed to non-display.
The intermediate station train information is composed of the partial departure/arrival train information of the continuous trains in the departure/arrival train information table. between the partial departure/arrival train information of two consecutive trains in the second intermediate station special train information, which includes the arrival/departure special train information of the special train. The intermediate station guidance device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In addition to the intermediate station regular train information and the intermediate station special train information, the intermediate station train information includes the partial train information of the continuous train in the departure and arrival train information table, and the partial train information of the suspended train. 5. An intermediate station guide apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising intermediate station suspended train information, which is third intermediate station train information from which departure and arrival train information is deleted. When the intermediate station train information is the intermediate station special train information in which the second train is the special train, after the first train leaves the platform of the intermediate station, the second 6. An intermediate station guide according to claim 4 or 5, wherein said guide information is created by using said departure/arrival special train information corresponding to said train as first train information, and said guide information is displayed on said guide information board. Device. 7. An intermediate station guide apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said partial departure and arrival train information corresponding to said second train, which is said special train, comprises train type and destination data of said second train. .

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