Consulting

North-South Urban Light Railway
in Cologne: modern Fire Protection
in underground Facilities

A stairway belonging to the North-South Urban Light Railway in Cologne provided with fire-protective glazing Quelle/credit: Klaus Berg, KVB
A stairway belonging to the North-South Urban Light Railway in Cologne provided with fire-protective glazing
Quelle/credit: Klaus Berg, KVB
Functional extensible smoke curtain without guide rail Quelle/credit: STUVA
Functional extensible smoke curtain without guide rail
Quelle/credit: STUVA

Special measures are required in order to provide passengers with the greatest possible protection should fire occur in an underground facility. In close collaboration Cologne Transport (Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG/KVB), and the Research Association for Tunnels and Transportation Facilities mbH (STUVAtec) have developed a feasible application of modern fire protection for the North-South Urban Light Railway in Cologne.

Tunnel Fire as a Challenge

Possible fires in tunnels, Metro stations and underground transportation facilities represent a challenge for those charged with fire appraisal. After...

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