2025 saw Europe’s Rail (EU-Rail) make significant progress across multiple initiatives, fostering partnerships and...

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.
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Europe's Rail regularly published Calls for Tenders. To find out about open Calls, follow link below.

Article 15 (Principle of transparency) of the EU-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.
The Deployment Group advises the EU-Rail Governing Board on the market uptake of rail innovation developments and support their deployment.
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.

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.
Reference: 17/2025 50328-2025
Published: 24/01/2025
Contract award notice: OJ S 150/2025 of 07/08/2025
Reference: EU-RAIL/2025/OP/0001
Published: 11/06/2025
Contract award notice: 738372-2025
Reference: 238/2024 746537-2024
Published: 06/12/2024
Contract award notice: 702473-2025
Reference: 110/2025 – 373312-2025
Published: 11/06/2025
Reference: 410963-2022
Published: 04/08/2025
Contract award notice: 410963-2022
Reference: 186/2024 - 573374-2024
Published: 06/05/2024
Reference: S2R.20.CEI.01
Reference: EU-RAIL/2024/OP/0001
Published: 06/05/2024
Contract award notice: N/A
Reference: S3JU/2024/OP/0002
Contract award notice: 608261-2024
Reference: EU-Rail.OP.01.23
Published: 12/07/2023
Contract award notice: 2024/S 014-036194
Reference: EU-Rail.OP.02.22
Published: 16/06/2023
Contract award notice: 2023/S 234-736990
Reference: JUs-CAJU.2023.NP.02
Reference: EU-Rail.23.LVP.01
Published: 4/08/2023
Reference: JUs-CAJU.2023.OP.01
Published: 27/03/2023
Reference: H2020-S2RJU-Inducement-Prize-UTrain-2021
Published: 22 October 2020
Reference: EU-Rail.CD.02.22
Published: 15/07/2022
Reference: EU-Rail.22.MVP.01.
Published: 12/10/2022
Reference: EU-Rail.OP.01.22
Published: 15/04/2022
Contract award notice: 2022/S 145-410963
Reference: S2R.21.LVP.01
Published: 25/06/2021
Reference: JTI-CS2JU.2021.OP.01
Reference: S2R.21.OP.01
Published: 12/03/2021
Contract award notice: 08/07/2021
Reference: FCH / Contract 294
Published: 15/12/2020
Reference: S2R.19.OP.02
Published: 12/10/2020
Contract award notice: 01/03/2021
Reference: S2R.19.OP.01
Published: 17/05/2019
Reference: S2R.18.OP.04
Published: 07/05/2019
Contract award notice: 14/01/2020
Reference: S2R.19.02.NP
Published: No
Contract award notice: 16/10/2019
Reference: S2R.19.LVP.01
Published: 08/04/2019
Reference: S2R.18.OP.05
Published: 12/10/2018
Contract award notice: CANCELLED - 24 January 2019
Reference: S2R.2018.OP.02
Published: 31/05/2018
Contract award notice: 12/10/2018
Reference: S2R.2018.OP.01
Published: 9/3/2018
Contract award notice: 12/6/2018
Reference: S2R.2017.OP.02
Published: 12/9/2017
Contract award notice: 9/6/2018
Reference: S2R.2017.OP.04
Published: 16/12/2017
Contract award notice: 28/4/2018
Reference: S2R.LVC_17.03
Published: No
Reference: S2R.2017.NP.03
Published: No
Contract award notice: 1/2/2018
Reference: S2R.17.OP.01
Published: 3/2/2017
Contract award notice: 23/11/2017
Reference: S2R.2016.OP.03
Published: 24/8/2016
Contract award notice: 25/1/2017
Reference: S2R/2016/OP/02
Published: 19/8/2016
Contract award notice: 17/1/2017
Reference: S2R/2016/OP/01
Published: 19/8/2016
Contract award notice: 25/1/2017

