A webinar titled “Rethinking African Railways Stations: why and how” will be held on April 28, 2022 at 13:00-16:00 (Paris time) with the host of UIC and UIC Africa Region.
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UIC and UIC Africa holds the 8th UIC African Railway Thursdays on “Rethinking African Railways Stations: why and how”
TEHRAN UIC RAME: The link for registration is as the following: https://uic.org/events/uic-african-railway-thursdays-8th-webinar-rethink-railway-stations-in-africa The agenda is as follows:
UIC African Railway Thursdays Bimonthly webinars dedicated to activities and projects of the UIC and UIC Africa. The topic of the 8th Webinar: "Rethink railway stations in Africa: why and how?”
Agenda The webinar will be held on 28 April 2022, from 13am to 16 pm CET (Paris time). Language English & French.
Programme Official Opening 13h-13h20 Mr Mohamed Rabie Khlie, Chairman UIC Africa, UIC Vice-Chairman
Mr François Davenne, UIC Director General African Union Representative - TBC Panel 1: Development of Railway stations: from place of transit to place to live (13h20 - 14h00) Moderator: Marc Guigon + Global overview of the development of innovative and commercial activities within the railway stations Clément GAUTIER, UIC + Railway stations at the heart of the cities: example of Poland Paweł Wróblewski, PKP + Model of transformation of Railway Stations in Morocco: overview and perspectives Mohamed CHAHID, ONCF + Q&A Panel 2: Railway Station as cradle of intermodality, its crucial role in the sustainable mobility (14h00 - 14h40) Moderator: Said Nassiri + Intermodal railway stations, prerogatives and international success stories Clément GAUTIER, UIC + Management of intermodality within the railway stations, challenges of partnerships Paul VAN DONINCK, Jernhusen + African cities and challenges of intermobility : railway network experiences of Transnet, SNCFT… + Challenges of financial and institutional arrangements for the railway stations : example of France, SNCF + Q&A Panel 3: Railway stations: what place in urban reconfiguration? (14h55 - 15h50) Moderator: Louis Napo + Railway Stations as a driver of sustainable territorial development Maha Soltaniehha, AFRY Switzerland Ltd + The strategic positioning of railway stations in urban and rural development David HUGHES, Irish Rail + The development of railway station environment, a factor of attractiveness and usefulness Christophe CHEVALIER, AREP + Q&A Conclusions (15h50 - 16h) + Marc GUIGON, UIC Director of Passenger Department