PA Announcements On-Board Trains
Communicate information to train passengers.
Companies that provide public transportation know how important it is to communicate information to their passengers on-board a train or other vehicle. These messages may provide important emergency announcements (fire, bomb threats or evacuation details), next stop, train arrival and departure information (train delays, and the station the train is approaching), or courtesy announcements (“Watch your step”). The audio system may also interface with visual display signs on-board the vehicle to visually display the same message and aid hearing-impaired passengers. On-board public address announcements keep passengers informed about a variety of information, reducing their frustration and possibly even saving their lives in an emergency.
How do on-board announcements work?
On-board announcements are pre-recorded and loaded into a device that physically resides on the train. This system interfaces into the trains’ public address system to play a variety of audio announcements. Messages can be activated manually by the train driver, or automatically from wayside transponders, wheel count triggers, GPS and inertial navigation, radio control, track circuits, mass train detectors or other mechanisms. When an audio message is played it may also trigger a visual message to be displayed on the sign boards in the train. On-board announcements provide information to the traveling pubic on:
1. Emergency Announcements:
Deliver pre-recorded emergency messages such as “Smoke has been detected in the train, proceed to the exit” or “Please evacuate the train quickly”.
2. Arrival and Departure Announcements:
Provide general on-board arrival and departure announcements to tell passengers which station they are leaving or approaching and reinforce they are on the right train, such as, “This is a Northbound train, the next stop is Central Avenue”.
3. Courtesy Announcements:
Provide passengers with on-board courtesy announcements such as, “Smoking is not allowed on this train” or “Watch your step while exiting the train.”
4. Visual Messages:
When on-board public address announcements are played the same message may be displayed on a visual sign board in the train. This reinforces the audio message just played and aids hearing-impaired passengers.
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