IVU: Integrated Resource Planning for Abellio

Optimum deployment of vehicles and staff is assured when Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH assumes operation of the Saale-Thüringen-Südharz network (STS) in December. The private railway company has already started planning and dispatching its resources with software provided by Berlin-based IVU Traffic Technologies AG.

Preparations are in full swing: from Dec. 13, Abellio will be operating 10 lines with a total length of 575 km between the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Saxony, Lower Saxony and Hesse. Thirty-five new trains and 350 employees will ensure that the approx. 8.5 million passengers per year reach their destination on time and in comfort. To deploy vehicles, drivers, on-board personnel and the staff at customer service centres and workshops efficiently, Abellio uses the integrated standard solution IVU.rail, which is specifically geared towards railway companies' requirements.

By April 2015, Abellio had already started schedule, duty and staff roster planning for the 2016 timetable year. In addition, the IVU.rail dispatching module went live in July.

Dirk Ballerstein, managing director of Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland, said, “What particularly impressed us about IVU.rail was the level of integration of its modules and its product maturity. We are now ideally equipped for commencement of operations in the STS network and prepared for potential expansions in the future.” Perry Prust, the responsible member of the IVU Management Board, stated: “We are delighted to have gained an important customer with a strong position on the German railway market in Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland. This underlines the quality of our system and our recognised expertise as a leading provider of integrated IT systems.”