In conducting forward-looking research, EU-Rail encompasses a wide range of areas, from studying upcoming technologies/solutions, to researching emerging safety, user-centric multi-use and modal approaches, and setting up networks supporting coordination and knowledge generation towards the IP’s evolution.

• Academics4Rail establishes a community of rail researchers and academics.
• InBridge4EU answers open issues on Infrastructure Interoperability.
• RAIL4CITIES transforms railway stations into sustainable cities’ promoters.
• EEP4FREIGHT creates and integrates web-based services in an open access web platform.
• LEADER2030 investigates the sufficiency of raw materials to bring EU-Rail innovations to the market.
• DACcord supports the coordination of the European DAC Delivery Programme.