From Speed to Safety — Metro Monitoring Reinvented

The challenge: Ensuring rail safety in dense urban transit

With thousands of kilometers of track running beneath bustling city streets, even minor rail defects can cause significant delays or, worse, compromise passenger safety. Detecting early warning signs of track issues is critical, but traditional methods are often slow, require bulky equipment, and provide limited data for preventive maintenance.

The SpeedO advantage

Our partner turned to SpeedO, a portable speed and distance tracking system we designed specifically for metro environments. This solution empowers railway maintenance teams with lightweight, easy-to-use tools for precise on-site track inspections.

In addition to measuring travel speed and distance between stations, SpeedO provides a range of advanced rail condition parameters, including:

• Track deformation angles

• Uneven impact forces

• Additional motion analytics

With these enhanced metrics, our customer’s track inspection system can now detect nearly five times more types of rail anomalies than before.

Proven results across major cities

Deployed on metro lines in Xi’an, Nanjing, and other cities, SpeedO has already logged close to 10,000 kilometers of track monitoring. The results speak for themselves:

• Significant economic benefits through reduced downtime and repair costs

• Improved safety thanks to earlier detection of potential issues

• Enhanced maintenance efficiency for work crews

Engineering safety for the future of metro travel

As metro systems continue to expand, so too must the tools that keep them safe. SpeedO delivers actionable, high-precision data that allows operators to act before small issues escalate—helping ensure that every ride is smooth, reliable, and safe.

In the race to keep up with urban growth, SpeedO is proving that smart monitoring is the fast track to safer, more efficient metro networks.