Technologies to Address the Future Rail Challenges

The digital revolution is happening, transforming the way we move and produce. Over the last two decades, the European rail sector has undergone major changes. In view of this situation, the railway sector is of great importance for the Europeans economy due to its relations with other sectors (industrial and services) and its intense international activity. The aim of this study is to analyze the existing technologies to address the technological challenges identified in the railway sector, in order to understand their role in the sector’s innovation processes. The analysis will identify the different solutions offered by the railway industry in terms of Infrastructure, Rolling Stock and Digital Systems. The study has been carried out under the RIN-Rail Innovation Network project, funded by the Basque Government in the Elkartek 2022 programme (KK-2022/00027).