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UIC’s mission Promote rail transport globally with the objective of responding effectively to current and future challenges relating to mobility and (…)

About UIC

Together for global excellence, shaping passenger mobility services.

Passenger

Passenger Railway Stations

Whether for short or long distances, for regional, mass transit or high-speed travel, the transport of passengers by rail has a bright outlook. Among (…)

Making international freight products and services more competitive by harmonising business, operational and information processes

Freight

2021 marks the European Year of Rail, an initiative proposed by the European Commission as part of the EU’s efforts under the European Green Deal to (…)

European Year of Rail

The transport of dangerous goods is subject to specific regulatory measures stipulated by the competent international, European, or national (…)

Dangerous goods

UIC is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2022.

UIC centenary

Energy efficiency and CO2 emissions

Emissions Expert Network, Best practice, Environment Strategy Reporting System (ESRS)

Cooperation with the United Nations

Call For Tenders - Green Station Opt-In: optimisation of energy consumption in railway stations

Green Deal ferroviaire africain pour une mobilité soutenable

Sustainable Railways Africa

African railway green deal for sustainable mobility

Efficient Cross Corridor Organisation

ECCO

Security Research Projects

Passenger Experts Subgroup

Calculate your emissions!

RAILway stations FOR green and socially inclusive (…)

Passenger Railway Stations

TWINNING II

Enhancing the cooperation between Railway Stakeholders

Safety Europe

DOOR TO DOOR

IRS 30345

New IRS 30345 updating UIC Leaflet 345 “Environmental

Sustainability Rolling Stock

Air+HSR

High-speed Passenger High-Speed Alliance (AUHSR)

ZEROWASTE II

Circular Economy best practice workshops (continuation

ECOV4R project

Ecosystem Valuation for Railways

TRISTRAM

TransItion STRategy on vegetAtion Management

PROACTIVE

PREPAREDNESS AGAINST CBRNE THREATS THROUGH COMMON (…)

Security Europe

rEvERsE

Ecological Effects of Railways on wildlifE

Research on the Status Quo of Key System Technical Standards for High Speed Trains

High-speed Research Asia Pacific

FRT 2025

Future Rail Tourism

Passenger

NOVITÀ

Noise and vibration technical advice

Sustainability Noise

Administration of Passenger Technical Issues

Passenger

Direct Radio Link for Train Completeness Safety Check

Rail System ERTMS

Rolling Stock on board applications (traction-braking management) and commissioning

IEC RST

Rail System Rolling Stock

UIC-IEC Overhead Contact Line life cycle harmonization

Rail System

Requirement DataBase EUTREQ

Standardisation

Passenger Door System, Alarm System and Communication System: Safety and Standardised Operation

Rail System Rolling Stock

DEcision-making and Slab-track MANagement

Infrastructure Rail System Track & Structures

Train Bus Applications and Homologation

Rail System

Emergency Brake Valves Performance on ERTMS Lines

Rail System ERTMS

SHERPA

Shared and coHerent European Railway Protection (…)

Security Europe

CEMP

Customer Experience Management Platform

Passenger Customer-services

Administration of Passenger Commercial Issues

Passenger

IRaTCA Training sessions for UIC AP members

Training Asia Pacific

Measures for the effective development of multimodal transport in the Asia-Pacific Region aimed (…)

Asia Pacific Multimodality

DIGITAL 5 - CR Study on Digitalization and Intelligent Railway Technology (DIGINTEL)

Digital Artificial Intelligence Asia Pacific

Methods of energy storage for railway systems

Rail System Energy

Works of Programme Managers and SETs

Rail System

DEMOSLEEPER

Recommendations for the DEsign and use of MOnoblock (…)

Infrastructure Rail System Track & Structures

CIPRNET

Critical Infrastructure Preparedness and Resilience (…)

Security Europe

5GRAIL

5G for future RAILway mobile communication system

Rail System Digital

Drone4Rail for Plain Track

D4R-PT

Infrastructure Rail System

RERA-Rain

Resilient Railways facing Heavy Rains

Infrastructure Sustainability Rail System Climate change

G-CODE

Clearance gauge common codification

Infrastructure Rail System

IMPRESS

IMProving Railway sEcurity through awareneSS and (…)

Security

ACORD

ACOustics of Reprofiling and onboarRD monitoring of (…)

Infrastructure Sustainability

HYDROGEN RISKS

Hydrogen risks analysis and safety comparison with (…)

Freight Safety

TES 3

Traction Energy Settlement & Data Exchange (…)

Sustainability Rail System

AIST

Artificial Intelligence Models, Scalability and (…)

Digital Artificial Intelligence

UIC shares its values through charitable campaigns and intercultural cooperation

Isa APAYDIN, UIC Vice Chairman, highlights the 2018 priorities for UIC and its Members

Dear Colleagues, Since the very first appearance of railway tracks in ancient history, when wheeled vehicles were pulled by men and animals as a (…)

**Greening Transport, Reduce External Costs - Policy messages - June 2012**

17790 11 annual report on the iss

Focus on European research projects (2016)

**Sustainable Development: Making railways greener, quieter and more energy efficient**

15 September 2026

Innovation Workshop “From chat to action: will Agentic AI transform the travel experience?” takes place

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15 September 2026

Investment in rail: 6th International Symposium on High-Speed Rail Socioeconomic Impacts

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15 September 2026

Connecting the continent: UIC launches the Regional Competence Hub Africa

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14 September 2026

New working groups launched to continue the IRS migration process

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7 September 2026

Translating ideas into impact: How the UIC Academic Board for Innovation is driving global rail collaboration

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7 September 2026

UIC launches a new cycle of the UIC Global Mentoring Programme for Railway Talent

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27 July 2026

Rolling stock training programme successfully completed in Ankara

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27 July 2026

Register now for the UIC webinar on railway fuel filtration for internal combustion engines

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24 July 2026

Latest UIC publications on rolling stock

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23 July 2026

UIC visits the Hitachi Rail plant in Pistoia, Italy

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The UIC Sustainability Impact Awards 2026

Railway Fuel Filtration for Internal Combustion Engines

UIMC Congress 2026

UIC Standardisation Day

Excellence in Railway Publications Award 2026

56th Watford Conference

Investment and Financing Solutions for Africa’s Railway Future

9th Training on Commuter and Regional Train Services

Africa Region Training session: Security of major events

5th Global FRMCS Conference

Brakes - Composite brake blocks - General conditions for certification and use

Comparative bench tests performed during 2019/2020 to maintain UIC certification for braking test benches

Comparatif des essais au banc 2019/2020 pour le maintien de la certification UIC des bancs d’essai de frottement

Application ferroviaire - Matériel roulant - Évaluation de la conformité - Exigences imposées aux organismes réalisant la certification de la codification en vertu de l’IRS n° 50596-6 (organismes d’évaluation de la conformité)

Freins - Exigences requises pour les bancs d''essais de frottement utilisés pour la certification internationale de garnitures et de semelles de frein

Railway Application - Rolling Stock - Conformity Assessment - Requirements for bodies performing the certification of coding in accordance with IRS 50596-6 (Conformity assessment bodies)