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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.
Feb 9, 2025
The implementation of fully automated train operation (ATO) up to Grade of Automation 4 (GoA4) marks a major advancement in the railway industry, offering key benefits such as reduced energy consumption, lower operating costs, and improved service quality. These...Feb 9, 2025
CEIT is actively participating in multiple Work Packages (WPs) within the R2DATO Project under the European Rail Joint Undertaking (ERJU), part of the Horizon Europe program. Specifically, CEIT is contributing to WP10, focused on developing a lab prototype for an...Feb 9, 2025
The push for greater efficiency in rail operations, with more trains running in less time, increases the risk of human error, particularly in manual safety-critical tasks. Assistance systems can help mitigate this risk, especially in rural areas where control centers...Feb 9, 2025
As part of the EU-Rail R2DATO project, Work Packages 21 and 22 focus on Absolute Safe Train Positioning (ASTP). WP21 addresses operational needs, while WP22 focuses on system architecture, design, and RAMS. Their main goals include identifying user needs and system...Feb 9, 2025
The Train Communication Network (TCN), defined by IEC 61375, consists of a wired architecture with two levels: the Train Backbone Network (TBN) for inter-consist communication and the Consist Network (CN) for intra-consist communication. However, the wired system is...
