Integrated smart surveillance systems for rail-based mass transportation

In this paper, we present the architecture and the main functionalities of an innovative security system and its installation details in the Metrocampania undeground railway. Heterogeneous intrusion detection, access control, intelligent video-surveillance and sound detection devices are integrated in a cohesive Security Management System (SMS). The core of the SMS consists of an advanced web-based software application featuring an effective and user-friendly interface. System architecture is distributed and hierarchical, with both local and central control rooms collecting alarms according to different scopes and responsibilities. The system is able to protect stations (accesses, technical rooms, platforms, etc.), tunnels (portals, ventilation shafts, etc.), trains and depots. Presently, the system is being tested in the Metrocampania regional railway.