Smart train trolleys

Context

In French train stations, passengers getting off national trains must find enough luggage trolleys waiting for them on the platform. Finding the trolleys in the station can be a logistical challenge: making regular rounds requires people, up to three employees in large stations during peak hours.

Date: December 2011

Solution : Tag and Zone

• Dispatching the trolleys on the relevant platforms
• Maps of the trolley locations by platform
• Alarm if a trolley goes out of the station perimeter
• Daily usage statistics to predict maintenance and replacement

Trolley positions available in real time

Lightweight infrastructure

Robust communication in a highly active radio environment