ETCS - Core Activities

In addition to the dissemination of project results and specific support to our members which constitute our basic assignment, UIC has actively participated since many years in the definition of the ETCS ETCS European Train Control System braking curves, considered by all stakeholders as vital for ETCS development.

Expectations from ETCS as an advanced signalling solution are in some circumstances the increase of line capacity and service quality and hence the improvement of the cost-benefit equation for Railway Undertakings and Infrastructure Managers.

UIC has leaded several studies on this critical topic related to the influence of ETCS system on infrastructure capacity. Technical details of these analyses are presented on the dedicated pages.