Certification of Railway Productsby National Traffic Safety andEnvironment Laboratory— Railway Certification Center
Contributing to safety of railway in the world through certification

Railway Certification Center
National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory
National Agency for Automobile and Land Transport Technology

About Us■ Profile
The National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory - Railway Certification Center (NRCC) wasestablished in 2011 as a certification body that can handle all certification examinations in Japanese,
mainly to support Japanese railway product exports from the aspect of international standards
conformity certification. It is a certification body that is familiar with Japanese railway technology. We
conduct an accurate certification examination backed by a wealth of safety evaluation results and thetechnical capabilities of experts who are familiar with Japanese railway technology.

■ History
April 1950 	The Transportation Technical Research Institute was established as a general technical researchorganization of the Ministry of Transport.
April 2001

Inaugurated as the National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory (NTSEL), an Independent
Administrative Institute, after reorganization of the above institute.

April 2011

NRCC was established in NTSEL based on the Report of Council for Transport Policy establishedin the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) .

September 2012

NRCC was accredited by International Accreditation Japan, National Institute of Technology andEvaluation, an Independent Administrative Institution, as a product certification body that certifies
conformity with IEC 62425.

February 2015

NRCC changed the product certification operating based on ISO/IEC 17065 in place of ISO/IEC
Guide 65.

April 2016

NTSEL was integrated with the National Agency of Vehicle Inspection, and the National Agency for
Automobile and Land Transport Technology was established.

September 2016

NRCC was accredited as a product certification body that certifies conformity with IEC 62279 andIEC 62280.

May 2018

NRCC was accredited as a product certification body that certifies conformity with IEC 62278.

■ Quality policy
NRCC carries out certification activities based on the following quality policy:
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 e provide appropriate and high-quality service that corresponds to the certification schemes that weoperate;3 W
 e ensure the objectivity and impartiality of the certification operations and strive to improve our technicalskills;3 W
 e maintain the quality of certification and make continuous improvements.

■ Our projects
Since the accreditation as a products certification body in 2012, NRCC has given 50 certifications to datefor CBTC and other signalling systems. （as of January 1st, 2022）
StandardIEC 62278: R ailway applications - Specification and demonstration of reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS)
IEC 62279: R ailway applications - Communications, signalling and processing systems - Software for railway control andprotection systems
IEC 62280: Railway applications - Communication, signalling and processing systems - Safety related communication intransmission systems
IEC 62425: R ailway applications - Communication, signalling and processing systems - Safety related electronic systems forsignalling

Onboard Equipment

Train Detection Equipment

Example of signalling systems certificated by NRCC

Example of certificate issued by NRCC

Our services
NRCC certifies the conformity with RAMS and other major international standards in relation to safety
under the international rules for certification bodies, ISO/IEC 17065.
Standard

Subject productAccreditation

IEC 62278

Overall railway systems

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IEC 62279

Software for railway signalling systems

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IEC 62280

Railway signalling systems relevant to communication in transmission systems

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IEC 62425

Electronic devices for railway signalling systems3IEC 62236

Railway as a whole, vehicles (electronic devices), wayside electrical equipment systems,
signalling equipment

In preparation
3: AcquiredSustainability■ Message -Director, NRCCSince its establishment as a national institute, the National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory(NTSEL) has carried out impartial and neutral evaluation with respect to safety and reliability of a newtraffic system or new safety equipment to be introduced.
NRCC’s certification is guaranteed to be impartial and neutral and can appeal externally as a certificate
issued by a national agency.
We will continuously strive to achieve and maintain high certification quality and make further efforts incontributing to the safety of railways around the world.

■ Accredited certification body
NRCC is a product certification body accredited by International Accreditation Japan (IAJapan),National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, an Independent Administrative Institution.
Accreditation Number: ASNITE* 0064 Product*Accreditation System of the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation

IAJapan is a signatory to the Multi-Lateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) of the International
Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the Asia Pacific Accreditation Corporation (APAC). That means acertification body accredited by IAJapan is guaranteed to have international reliability. Certificationfrom NRCC can be expectedly accepted by participating accreditation bodies in other economics.

Railway Certification Center, National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory
Address: 7-42-27, Jindaiji-higashimachi, Chofu, Tokyo, 182-0012, Japan
Phone/ Fax: +81-422-41-3344
e-mail address: NRCC@ntsel.go.jp

Printed in 1st January, 2022