IEC 62290-2:2014 specifies the functional requirements of UGTMSs (Urban Guided Transport Management and Command/ Control Systems) for use in urban guided passenger transport lines and networks. This part of IEC 62290 is applicable for new lines or for upgrading existing signalling and command control systems. This part of IEC 62290 is applicable to applications using:

- continuous data transmission

- continuous supervision of train movements by train protection profile

- localisation of trains by external wayside equipment or reporting trains.

The main technical changes with regard to the previous edition are as follows: all terms and definitions have been moved to Part 1.