ABSTRACT
A railway operation is unarguably one of the most complex and complicated system structure. In a railway opera-tion, the operator often has to encounter unpredictable environment changes and deal with variable factors in order to run the system smoothly. Through this analysis study, the determinants of the complex railway operation will be identified and the challenges presented by each determinant will be reviewed. The determinants are namely, Asset Life, Product Life, Interdependence, Dispersion, Regulations and Standards, Variability and Diversity.
The writer will discuss some of the appropriate initiatives to tackle the challenges and introduced them into the metro system. The writer strongly recommends the adoption of Systems Engineering and Integration into the metro system so as to build and enhance the interfacing and integrating of the system with the subsystems such as Signal-ling System and Communication System. With the proper management of the complexity of the operation, the writer believes that the operator will be able to meet the different challenges in future.
Keywords: Determinants, Railway system, Systems integration.
