Comprising more than 80% of total railway passengers, commuter and regional rail serves as a backbone for local public transport in many countries around the world. It plays an important role in transport and mobility policies, serving a large proportion of the urban and regional population while presenting an eco-friendly alternative to the use of private vehicles and reducing both pollution and congestion, combining the flexibility of urban transport and the resilience, capacity and efficiency of conventional rail. Nevertheless, there is much room for improvement in the areas of financing, implementation and operation of CRT. Mostly operated under public service obligations and often sharing the infrastructure of conventional rail, this transport segment requires better coordination between the various stakeholders to achieve its true potential.
CRTS may be seen as a worldwide project that can help operators and infrastructure managers to provide a better service and offers a response to multiple urban and regional mobility challenges:
The training programme aims to examine all constituent elements and various types of Commuter and Regional Train Services (CRTS) around the world and to measure their impact impartially and objectively from political, social, and economic standpoints.
This year, we’ve expanded our training across two continents: Join us for the 9th Training in Barcelona, Spain, this October, or attend our inaugural session in Johannesburg, South Africa, in May.
Learn more about the UIC Rail Academy catalogue here.
For further information on our upcoming workshop, and to register, see below:
It plays an important role in transport and mobility policies, serving a large proportion of the urban and regional population while presenting an eco-friendly alternative to the use of private vehicles and reducing both pollution and congestion, combining the flexibility of urban transport and the resilience, capacity and efficiency of conventional rail.
Nevertheless, there is much room for improvement in the areas of financing, implementation and operation of CRT (Commuter and Regional Tran Services). Mostly operated under public service obligations and often sharing the infrastructure of conventional rail, this transport segment requires better coordination between the various stakeholders to achieve its true potential.
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