The present disclosure relates to a train detection system for a railway track, the railway track defining a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, said train detection system comprising:- at least two cameras, said cameras being arranged along the railway track spaced apart from each other, each camera being placed on either the first lateral side or the second lateral side;- at least one passive target, each of said passive targets being placed within the field of view of at least one of the cameras and on the opposite lateral side of the railway track with respect to the at least one of the cameras in whose field of view the respective passive target is placed; and- at least one controller adapted to recognise the at least one passive target in the images provided by at least one of the cameras to the controller in order to determine whether a train is located on the railway track.The present invention also relates to a method for detecting a train on a railway track.The present invention equally relates to a controller for a train detection system for detecting a train on a railway track.


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    Title :

    A TRAIN DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A RAILWAY TRACK AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING A TRAIN ON A RAILWAY TRACK


    Additional title:

    ZUGDETEKTIONSSYSTEM FÜR EIN EISENBAHNGLEIS UND VERFAHREN ZUR DETEKTION EINES ZUGS AUF EINEM EISENBAHNGLEIS
    PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION DE TRAIN POUR UNE VOIE FERRÉE ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION D'UN TRAIN SUR UNE VOIE FERRÉE


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    Publication date :

    2021-06-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC