Framework for rail level crossings digital twin development

Đorđević, Boban (author), Krmac, Evelin (author), Fröidh, Oskar (author), Kornejad, Behzad (author)

The digital Twin (DT) is a technology that can be used to create a virtual representation or model of any physical entity. With the help of DT it is therefore possible to optimise the performance of the virtualised physical system and have a direct impact on increasing its competitiveness, efficiency and productivity, as the data flow can also be bidirectional. The DT of rail level crossings (RLCs) holds great potential for increasing rail safety. With the introduction of digitised components of the railway signalling system, the development of a suitable DT of RLCs is of great importance. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to define the basic requirements for the DT development of RLCs. The paper first analyses the past practises in the development of DTs in railway applications. Furthermore, essential input parameters of RLCs are defined, including the time of closing and opening of RLCs, the warning time, and the operating and blocking times of RLCs. With the aim of reducing the waiting time of road users in the era of train automation and digitalisation, the optimal location of balises and train speed should also be considered. The defined requirements and parameters form the essential elements of the framework for the development of the digital RLC twin.

• Language: English
• Keywords: railway, level crossing, digital twin, digitalisation and automation
• Typology: 1.08 - Published Scientific Conference Contribution
• Organization: FPP - Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2026
• Number of pages: Str. 822–827
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-176567
• UDC: 656.2:004.773.4
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-04774-8_117
• COBISS.SI-ID: 254129923
• Publication date in RUL: 04.12.2025

Record is a part of a monograph

• Title: Transport transitions : advancing sustainable and inclusive mobility : proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland. Vol. 5. Smart resilient infrastructure
• Editors: Ciaran McNally, Páraic Carroll, Beatriz Martinez-Pastor, Bidisha Ghosh, Marina Efthymiou, Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos
• Place of publishing: Cham
• Publisher: Springer, Springer Nature
• Year: 2026
• ISBN: 978-3-032-04774-8
• COBISS.SI-ID: 255229187
• Collection title: Lecture notes in mobility (Internet)
• Collection ISSN: 2196-5552

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: železniški promet, varnost, digitalni dvojček