Our Activities
Explore UIC's activities, working groups, and initiatives in rail transport worldwide.
Railway System — sub-themes
Railway System
The Rail System Forum (RSF) is a global working body responsible for all matters relating to the railway system, i.e. operations, control-command systems and te
Operations
Operations - Working Group
Keep an eye on the implementation of novel technologies impacting operational activities, as well as procedures, standards and best practices. Being part of thi
Railway System Forum
The Rail System Forum (RSF) is a global working body responsible for all matters relating to the railway system, i.e. operations, control-command systems and te
Asset Management
The Asset Management (AM) Sector issues useful guidelines and the exchanges of best practices on behalf of infrastructure managers (IMs).
Energy Management
The Energy Sector projects focus on improving energy supply and reducing consumption and energy costs.
Interfaces and Interactions Between Infrastructure and Rolling Stock
The TTI Sector represents the intersection of rolling stock and infrastructure. Its main purpose is to study the interaction and interfaces between these techni
Projects
Digital Systems & Innovation — sub-themes
Digital Systems & Innovation
The general objective of this sector is to define a common railway data model (railway system model) and a dictionary for digital twinning of the railway system
Research and Innovation
Together with standardisation and promotion of railways, research is part of the core business of UIC and, indeed, was the reason for the creation of the organi
ERRAC
How ABI Is Translating Ideas into Impact
Translating ideas into impact: How the UIC Academic Board for Innovation is driving global rail collaborationFollowing the UIC Academic Board for Innovation (AB
Research Archive
Research and Innovation Coordination Group (RICG)
List of working groups: RICG WG1 Policy & Strategy RICG WG2 Coordination & Advocacy More information coming soon.
Specification & Standardisation — sub-themes
Specification & Standardisation
Functionality and operations are essential aspects of complex railway systems and are fundamental in achieving the objective of a system that is fit for purpose
Passenger — sub-themes
Passenger
The UIC Global Passenger Forum strives to excel in the provision of services to all UIC members and benefit from UIC’s international expertise. The Passenger De
Global Passenger Forum
The UIC Global Passenger Forum works with a broad ecosystem to provide services to all UIC members and partners who seek to benefit from UIC’s international exp
Training sessions on High Speed Rail Systems
8-12 April 2019 18-22 November 2019
8-12 April 2019 18-22 November 2019
Commuter and Regional Train Services
The objective of the Commuter and Regional Train Services (CRTS) Sector is to have an ongoing overview of operational passenger railway best practices in region
Passenger Services Group
Chair: Vittorio Carta, DB AG Vice-chair: Alexander Gellner, SBB CFF FFS Vice-chair: Christoph Hinterleitner, ÖBB Secretary: Cristina Pini, Trenitalia S.p.A. Pas
MERITS database
MERITS [fn]MERITS (Multiple East-West Railways Integrated Timetable data Storage) is a UIC activity using a system (tool, database) designed to exchange timetab
PASSAGE
Passenger Experts Subgroup
DRTF (Database for Rail Tarif and Fairs) In 2020, UIC completed the procurement process for the implementation of the PRIFIS replacement tool and the design of
Sales Progress Group
Station Managers Global Group
Rail Tourism (TopRail)
Visit TopRail website: https://toprail.org/ TopRail Objectives In the context of steadily growing international tourism, TopRail is a UIC project that activel
Freight — sub-themes
Freight
The objectives of the UIC Freight Forum are: To enhance cross-border interoperability by harmonising processes linked to business, operations and informati
ATTI
Combined Transport
Combined transport (CT) is key to achieving a carbon neutral transport sector in the context of the European Green Deal. Combined transport, presenting a range
International Contingency Management
IRS International Contingency Management handbook In 2020, UIC standardised the handbook into International Railway Solution 20240. As such, it is available for
Train Operation
Harmonisation is the basis for a seamless international and border crossing freight traffic. UIC facilitates best practice sharing to ensure interoperability as
Dangerous Goods
The transport of dangerous goods is subject to specific regulatory measures stipulated by the competent international, European, or national authorities, as wel
Freight Forum
The objectives of the UIC Freight Forum are: - To enhance cross-border interoperability by harmonising processes linked to business, operations and information
GCU
IT freight
Loading Guidelines Group
The purpose of the Loading Guidelines Group is to ensure that all loading and securing rules are kept as relevant and suitable as possible. The continuous excha
Quality
Wagon users
Wagons are a key asset in rail freight transport. UIC works in this area to ensure the interoperability, availability, and easy and safe handover of wagons, whi
Sustainability — sub-themes
Sustainability
UIC offers its expertise in sustainability solutions to its members, with a mission to empower the global railway community to become a driving force for a sust
Air Quality
Circular Economy
Energy & CO2
ERPC
Noise and Vibration
Sustainability Platform
UIC offers its expertise in sustainability solutions to its members, with a mission to empower the global railway community to become a driving force for a sust
Sustainable Land Use
Safety — sub-themes
Safety
The Safety Platform is an advisory body open to all UIC members with the core objective of designing and promoting a global approach to safety. It aims to facil
ILCAD
International Level Crossing Awareness Day
OHSG
Occupational Health & Safety Group
Safety Platform
The Safety Platform is an advisory body open to all UIC members with the core objective of designing and promoting a global approach to safety. It aims to facil
UIMC
The UIMC, the International Union of Railway Medical Services, is an autonomous special group under the aegis of the UIC, the International union of railways wi
Security — sub-themes
Security
Security is a growing constraint for rail companies who need to protect their customers, staff, assets and business against security threats such as delinquency
Expertise Development · Training — sub-themes
Expertise Development · Training
A sustainable strategy must incorporate a social dimension in which training, education and workforce development plays an important role. The Talent and Expert
UIC Rail Academy
UIC Rail Academy Empowering people. Advancing Rail. The UIC Rail Academy is dedicated to education, training, and skills development in the railway sector. It b
Railway Talents
The Rail Talent Working Group partners with rail entities, training centres, universities and educational institutions in a global effort to provide a one-stop
SIAFI
Other activities
RIC
RIC RIA
Artificial Intelligence
Big Data
Communications
UIC’s communications activities are directly related to the organisation’s principal objectives of illustrating the advantages of rail transport at a global lev
Digital
External Funding Unit
EFU
External funds and uic technical expertise UIC’s worldwide reputation for its rail technical expertise ensures its success in a competitive bidding process, giv
Documentation Databases
UIC Raildoc Portal As part of the Quality programme initiated in 2015, the new RailDoc web portal launched in June 2016 improves access to the information held
Expertise Development
Extranet Support Group
Infrastructure
Interoperability
EuropeTrain
a pan-European operating Train to Speed-up the Homologation of a low noise Brake System with LL Brake Blocks
DEDICATED WEBSITE http://europetrain.uic.org The project EuropeTrain Based on the main conclusions of the synthesis report [1] UIC started the EuropeTrain pro
ERTMS
European Rail Traffic Management System
It contains three basic elements: 1. GSM-R (Global System for Mobiles - Railway) - the communication element containing both a voice communication network betwe
Statistics
RAILISA RAILISA (RAIL Information System and Analyses)}} is an online tool allowing users to visualise and download data provided by railway companies wor
Terminology
RailLexic RailLexic online (RLO) is UIC’s term bank and the leading reference in the field of multilingual rail terminology. It presents up to 12,000 rai
Training
UIC optins
Africa
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Latin America
Spanish version
Middle-East
North America
Chairperson: Ian Choudri (Acting) CEO CHSRA Vice chairperson: TBC