EU Strategy: The Railways Packages

The EU strategy on Rail Transport has been adopted by the various "Railway Package", legislative packages conceived with the aim of integrate all national rail grids. Find out the last Package.

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Environment: Reduction of the noise

The EU is dealing with the issue of rail noise, both the transport of passengers and freight, much acute for freight wagons. Find out how Europe regulates the issue

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Market

An integrated European railway area and a genuine EU internal market for rail is the main objective of the EU. Greater technical harmonisation of rail systems and the development of key cross-border rail routes are the ways to connect Europe by rail.

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ERMTS - European Rail Traffic Management System

ERMTS is the European standard for the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) that allows an interoperable railway system in Europe. ​It is a safety system that enforces compliance by the train with speed restrictions and signalling status.

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Interoperability & safety

An integrated European railway area needs an improved “interoperability”  (technical compatibility) of infrastructures, rolling stock, signalling and other subsystems of the rail system, as well as less complex procedures for the authorisation of rolling stock across the European Union's rail network. Find out what EU is doing.

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Infrastructure: The EU Corridors

Here you can find everything on EU Corridors, international rail infrastructure that link from East to West, South to North all EU Countries.

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Rail Research: Shift2Rail

In 2014, a platform for coordinating EU and national research activities in the rail sector was established with the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU), a  public-private partnership in the rail sector, under Horizon 2020, Find out the programmes, the results and the opportunities.

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International relations

EU Commision has a major role in representing Europe interests on transport at international level. A new task decided with Lisbon Treaty. EU Commission can negotiate, decide to be part of international organisation and promote cooperation. Find out what EU is doing at international level.

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Useful links

Connect with all European and World Organisations on Rail systems.

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Studies

Find out the studies carried out for the European Commission..

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