On 21 June 2024, the Governing Board of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail) adopted a Call for Expression of Interest (CEI) with a view to selecting associated members with the potential to contribute to the achievement of its objectives. The Governing Board decision can be accessed here.
Article 15 (Principle of transparency) of theEU-Rail financial rules states that the JU shall make available on its internet site no later than 30 June of the following financial year information on the recipients of funds deriving from its budget.
EU-Rail’s Innovation Pillar (IP) is tasked to deliver operational and technological solutions that contribute to a more efficient, flexible, and demand-led, yet safe and environmentally sustainable European railway system.
The System Pillar provides governance, resource, and outputs to support a coherent and coordinated approach to the evolution of the rail system and the development of the system view.
For a successful and effective implementation of the Digital Automatic Coupler for European rail freight (DAC), it is of crucial importance to have open, close and efficient cooperation between rail stakeholders. The European DAC Delivery Programme enabled by Europe’s Rail, offers a unique European platform for such cooperation and collaboration.
Discover how Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking is calling for a bold, coordinated investment strategy to simplify and modernise rail systems across the EU. This public-private partnership model – outlined in our High-Level Paper – proposes an €18 billion investment from 2028 to 2034 to strengthen European competitiveness, deliver greener transport, and drive technological sovereignty.
The Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking is the predecessor programme of the Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail), established by Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 of 19 November 2021.
Discover detailed information on Europe's rail innovation initiatives, showcasing flagship and other projects aimed at enhancing rail systems across Europe. It highlights collaborative efforts funded by the European Union to develop sustainable, efficient, and competitive rail transport solutions.
Europe’s Rail Catalogue of Solutions illustrates successful R&I results in the form of possible products and solutions, while highlighting the benefits for final users, operators, infrastructure managers and/or suppliers. This publication also outlines the advantages of integrating demonstrators into market solutions so that they can deliver the rail innovation Capabilities of the future.
Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail) is the European partnership on rail research and innovation established under the Horizon Europe programme (2020-2027) and the universal successor of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking.
Get access to Europe's Rail main reference documents, including Annual Work Plans, Annual Activity Reports, Annual Accounts and other important information.
Joint Final Event Flagship Area 5 – Registration Livestream
October 21, 2026
Start date: 2026-11-17
End date: 2026-11-17
We are pleased to invite you to the livestream of the Joint Final Event of Flagship Area 5, bringing together the projects FP5-TRANS4M-R, FP5-DACtiVate and DACFIT, presenting and discussing the outcomes of the projects in the fields of Seamless Rail Freight, Innovative Freight Assets and Full ...
First locomotive with Hybrid-DACs of two manufacturers successfully tested in the Train Test Lab
June 3, 2026
Within FP5-TRANS4M-R’s Train Test Lab, Hybrid-DACs from different manufacturers were integrated and tested on one locomotive, examining interoperability between digital and conventional coupling modes.
Another test programme has successfully been carried out at the Train Test Lab (TTL) in ...
WEBINAR: European Railway Checkpoints – Intelligent Monitoring of Seamless Rail Freight Transports
January 15, 2026
Start date: 2026-01-27
End date: 2026-01-27
Join us for the final demonstration of the European Railway Checkpoints (ERC), part of the FP5-TRANS4M-R project within Europe’s Rail Flagship Area 5. Discover how AI, Standardised European Railway Checkpoints and harmonized data sharing are not only transforming cross-border operations but ...
Lunch Webinar Seamless Data Sharing in Freight Transport
March 6, 2025
Start date: 2025-04-11
End date: 2025-04-11
Rail Sweden is hosting a Lunch Webinar on 11.04.2025 from 11:30-13:00 focussing on Seamless Data Sharing in Rail Freight.
Register and join the webinar for free .
Europe’s Rail funded Flagship Project (FP) 5 TRANS4M-R will meet in a Midterm Plenary to present the project’s progress since it began in 2022, on 16th May 2024 from 10:30 to 17:00. Recent achievements, current planning and relevant milestones will be included and explained in detail. All ...
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