Publications

In December 2025, the EU-Rail Joint Undertaking hosted a series of Information Sessions dedicated to the first wave of EU-Rail Flagship Projects. These sessions provided a comprehensive overview of key milestones, achievements, and ongoing developments across Europe’s...

2024 has been a pivotal year for the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking. This year marked the transition to the EU-Rail Programme, successfully concluding the Shift2Rail (S2R) Programme while achieving significant advancements in research, innovation and sustainability....

Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking has published a draft high-level draft document outlining a proposed future for rail public-private partnership in Europe. The document represents initial reflections from the Founding Members of the Joint Undertaking on building upon...

The Europe's Rail Work Programme identifies KPIs for flagship area projects to measure and thus monitor progress in the respective areas. These KPIs are referred to as the technical KPIs. The KPI cards describe the societal impact of the entire Europe's Rail...

This report presents the results of the financial and socio-economic cost-benefit analysis for the deployment of the Shift2Rail JU (S2R) innovations in four illustrative scenario of typical rail segments. The analysis covers the cost and benefits of four scenarios...

This report provides an investment plan which would enable the deployment of Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) and thereby revolutionise the European rail freight industry, further strengthening the EU’s overall sustainable and digital strategy. Currently, rail freight...

This report presents the main findings underpinning the establishment of a European High-Speed Rail (HSR) Network connecting the main European cities and regions, combining investments in constructing creating/upgrading new HSR lines and upgrading the digitalization...