Renfe has completed the first phase of the RS3 project ('Renfe Smart Security Station') with the installation of intelligent video surveillance equipment in 415 stations throughout Spain, of which 22 are in Cantabria.
This first phase of the project received €25.8 million in investment, which is part of the EU’s NextGenerationEU Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, Renfe said in a statement.
For this year, Renfe is planning the implementation of a second phase of the RS3 project, which will begin next March, to put into operation advanced security installations in 182 more stations.
Thus, this project will culminate in mid-2026, until completing the installation of intelligent video surveillance in 597 stations of the 12 centers of Cerca and Rodalies existing throughout the national territory. The planned investment for this second phase is 6.5 million euros, also financed with NextGenerationEU funds.
DIGITIZATION OF SECURITY SYSTEMS
One of the objectives of the RS3 project is the digitization of the security systems of the stations (anti-intrusion systems, access control systems, cameras and recorders of the CCTV system), as well as the installation of network management systems and centralization of the main elements that make up the security system of the stations.
With these improvements, a greater perception of safety on the part of the traveler is achieved, while updating security systems that were obsolete.
The new system allows remote monitoring of all installed security systems and improves the quality of the images received by the Renfe 24-hour Security Centers, which can be used to investigate events of various kinds that occur in stations.
Thanks to this intelligent security system, it can be detected in real time, through the analysis of influx, maximum aphors and agglomerations in stations, which will allow more personnel to be directed to the stations that need it at all times.
But not only that, since it also allows to detect and analyze fraud in access control, falls of people on platforms or on the tracks, as well as fires or vandal acts such as graffiti or furniture breakage.
By analysing criminal behaviour, the system can detect fights and assaults. These analytics generate real-time alarms at Renfe’s 24 Hour Security Centers.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYSISL
The system anonymously and automatically collects and processes thousands of data through the cameras of the CCTV system that connect to the analytical servers of each station, where they are processed and analyzed with artificial intelligence algorithms. Subsequently, the treated images are removed from the system in a matter of milliseconds.
In this sense, the digitalization of security systems and the implementation of intelligent video analytics systems will turn railway stations into spaces of high predictive security. The aim is to improve the security and customer experience, always in strict compliance with data protection regulations.
To implement these solutions, Renfe has leading companies in analytical technologies and image intelligence, such as Infinity Neural and Imotion Analytics (the latter is one of the 'startups' accelerated with our TrenLab innovation program).
DIGITIZED SECURITY ELEMENTS
By the end of the second phase of the project, the security systems of 597 stations will have been digitized with the installation of more than 9,000 IP cameras, more than 600 CCTV recorders and other video analytics servers, among other elements.
In this sense, the video streams of more than 6,000 cameras on more than 600 servers will be analyzed, which will allow to obtain information from the stations in a single dashboard.
Having access to live information on the evolution of the Commuter service is key to improving the passenger experience, which prioritizes certainty and reliability when choosing a means of transport.
Frequency and punctuality are the main attributes that collective transport must meet to attract private car passengers, one of the objectives of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR).