Data exchange


Digitalisation is key tool to facilitate business growth, reduce future costs and mitigate errors. UIC manages and develops a broad portfolio of transversal digital solutions, enabling efficient data exchange between supply chain partners. At utmost importance it the development of DP-RAIL, an RFF initiative to create an open European Digital Ecosystem to facilitate seamless interoperable information flows between all rail freight entities.
Border Points
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Coding
Currently, different telematic projects in railway have to face the mapping issues. Especially for some applications based on geolocalisation, such as (…) Read more...
DIUM & UIC ATLAS
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DIUM/NHM
The NHM-DIUM group ensures the free flow of information between Railway Undertakings and their IT systems by being able to exchange harmonized data (…) Read more...
HERMES 30 - GRU
The Hermes 30 (Handling through European Railways Message Electronic System) message comprises the data to be exchanged for the operation of trains, (…) Read more...
IT working group
Train operations require data flow services, this working group leverages and further develops UIC assets to facilitate efficient data exchange. UIC (…) Read more...
NHM
The Harmonised Commodity Code (*NHM) is based on the international standard Harmonised System (HS) used to describe and code goods in international (…) Read more...
RailData
The mission of RailData is to develop and run central IT systems for European rail freight undertakings. Read more...
UIC ATLAS
What is UIC ATLAS? ATLAS is a master database by UIC that helps railway companies manage station codes for operations and transport documents. It (…) Read more...

Take advantage of best practices, and:

  • Increase customer satisfaction through better information quality
  • Optimise dispatching and information provided to customers
  • Reduce manual efforts in data acquisition by using standard data formats
  • Reduce data errors and eliminate system breaks

Rail Event - Fit for Freight Data Exchange

UIC Fit for Freight - Data exchange after pack
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Thursday 6 February 2025

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UIC’s Regional Assembly Europe reviews work undertaken in the first half of 2026 on strategic priorities for the European railway sector
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UIC Africa Rolling Stock Taskforce: Maintenance and optimising freight performance
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AUDIT4ALL
Develop a joint supplier audit program for rail (…)
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HYDROGEN RISKS
Hydrogen risks analysis and safety comparison with (…)
DAC
Could be partly financed through EU-RAIL JU
DYNALOAD
Simulation-based risk assessment tool in terms of (…)
CEF PSA UBS ACTION
XBORDER
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Digital Platform Rail
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Comparative Analysis of the Combined Transport (…)
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TRANSLATE4RAIL
Translation for breaking language barriers in the (…)
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Locomotive bOgie Condition mAinTEnance

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Atlas High-Speed Rail 2022 - A3
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HIGH-SPEED RAIL, the right speed for our planet - Key Messages (11th UIC HS Congress)
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How to improve the attractiveness of Commuter and Regional Train Services in post Covid-19 Era