Nippon Koei Mobility is a system engineering company that focuses on the railway and public transport sector. It is part of Nippon Koei Co., Ltd., which is Japan’s leading international engineering consultant and the oldest independent consulting firm in Japan. It has been operational for over 75 years and has worked on more than 9,000 projects annually in 160 countries across the world.
We aim to make railway transport safer, quicker and more efficient using innovative cost-effective solutions, experienced engineers, and the latest technologies.
Critical railway engineering and infrastructure
Nippon Koei Mobility’s expertise is in delivering solutions to the critical railway engineering and infrastructure domain. Our highly skilled professionals, experienced team, state-of-the-art software, technology and analytical tools help in meeting and exceeding our clients’ expectations.
We have been involved in research and development in the field of systems engineering through our subsidiary ASAP Mobility Digital.
In addition, we have been actively involved in providing consultancy services for developing human capital for the rail industry in Malaysia, where we are based.
Mainline and urban transit rail engineering
Nippon Koei Mobility has undertaken various mainline and urban transit railway projects across Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India, Egypt, Hungary, and Switzerland. We continue to actively identify and pursue projects in other countries.
Our systems engineering expertise in the railway sector covers all aspects, including:
- Rolling stock
- Depot equipment and maintenance vehicle
- Signalling and train control system
- Communications
- ICSS and SCADA
- Power supply and distribution system, overhead catenary and power conductor rail systems
- Track and permanent way
- Automatic fare collection
- Platform screen doors and intrusion prevention
- Computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) and building management system (BMS)
- Environment control system (ECS) for tunnels
Nippon Koei Mobility’s design consultancy services include feasibility studies (FS) and conceptual design (CD) covering every discipline from the feasibility of new lines, to the development of major transport interchanges. We also provide detailed design consultancy (DDC), system assurance consultancy (SAC), electromagnetic compatibility and interface (EMC and EMI), as well as operations and maintenance (O&M).
Independent consultancy services for the railway industry
Nippon Koei Mobility carries out a range of independent consultancy services, including verification and validation (V&V) checks, which are performed on all critical or safety-related systems and elements by qualified and authorised personnel not involved in design development process.
As an independent consulting engineer (ICE), we can check and certify design, installation, manufacturing, and testing activities for a project to ensure that works are fully compliant with the employer’s requirements.
These services also include independent validation and testing engineers (IV&TE), independent safety assessments (ISA), accident investigations, and technical audits.
Rail technical management consultancy capabilities
Nippon Koei Mobility’s interface management consultancy (IMC) team ensures the proper functioning of a system comprising many interfacing sub-systems.
Meanwhile, the project management consultancy (PMC) team can oversee the whole railway engineering project from start to finish according to clients’ needs, including prior studies, administration, project management and work management.
Other technical management services include system integration (SI) and construction management (CM).
Nippon Koei Mobility also carries out technical training courses certified by the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) such as:
- Railway signalling and train control system
- Railway communication system
- Advanced and executive program on railway (RAMS)
- Railway signalling for technicians
Current and past projects
Nippon Koei Mobility has worked on a number of projects providing various services.
The company has worked on the Jakarta LRT Kelapa Gading to Velodrome as Independent Consulting Engineers for Systems. We also provided general consultant services for the North-South Commuter Railway Extension in the Phillippines.
In addition, we provided an independent safety assessment of Siemens Point Machines at Jakarta, Cirebon and Purwokert, Indonesia.
Nippon Koei Mobility was contracted for independent verification and validation for the Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3) Environment Control System (ECS) System Tunnel in Malaysia.
About Nippon Koei Mobility
Nippon Koei Mobility is committed to becoming a leader in railway engineering and consultancy. Our quality policy is clearly embedded in our corporate culture to ensure stringent adherence to our core principles.
Our Vision and Mission statement also motivates our team to advance towards our shared goals. Our Vision is to be the centre of excellence for transportation engineering consultancy services to effectively serve our clients and to help build a better world. Our Mission is to effectively implement project tasks and stay updated with the latest standards and technologies in transportation solutions to achieve our client’s expectations and needs.
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