Registered participants are warmly invited to submit a paper related to the conference theme, Railway Infrastructure and Urban Transformation: From City Centres to Suburbs — How Rail Shapes Growth, Regeneration, and Mobility.
The 2026 conference aims to continue its legacy of peer-to-peer learning, where each delegate benefits from the experience and knowledge of fellow participants. Papers may address stations as well as wider railway assets, including technical centres, operational facilities, engineering structures, and rolling-stock-related architectural elements.
The conference programme is divided into two parts: one dedicated to a fixed theme of current and shared interest, and another open to free presentations within the fields of station design, railway civil engineering, rolling stock, graphic design, and the management of architectural and design processes.
Please note that, in keeping with the Watford Conference tradition, speakers do not receive a reduced conference fee, as the event is conceived as an educational forum based on peer-to-peer learning and professional exchange.
Conference Presentations
The Watford Conference is a peer-to-peer learning forum where participating organisations share recent projects, case studies, and innovations. Suggested presentation themes include:
- Railway infrastructure as a driver of urban transformation
- Station design, passenger experience, and multimodal integration
- Transit-oriented development (TOD) and urban regeneration
- Sustainability and innovation in station areas
- Station architecture and design, railway civil engineering, rolling stock, graphic design, and the management of architectural and design processes
Abstracts of presentations must be submitted by September 1 using the following form:
Contact:
watfordconference at uic.org