The aim of DP-RAIL is to overcome and transform the fragmented data exchange landscape and enable standardised message exchanges compliant with the EU Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TAF TSI).
DP-RAIL will provide central tools to enhance standardisation and support smaller RUs with limited or no IT to become TAF TSI compliant. As a first step, DP-RAIL aims to address the digitalization of core rail operational processes.
Timeline overview
EU Green Deal
EU sets the ambition to become a climate neutral continent by 2050
MARS as first MVP started
DP-RAIL CEF application submitted
Why are we doing this?
Port
Terminal
Insufficient product attractiveness in terms of transparency, reliability, and transport time
High degree of costly manual work in operations
Insufficient asset utilisation
Low transparency due to non-standardized, bilateral data exchange
RUs
RU 1
RU 2
RU 3
High lead time in train path assignment
No dedicated capacity for rail freight
Insufficient train path quality
Lack of interoperability
Not standardized, country-specific operations and technical requirements
Limited infrastructure capacity
IMs
IM 1
IM 2
No level playing field for rail freight
Much higher external costs of road borne by society
Authorities
Rail sector
Other modes of transportation, e.g. road
What?
What do we want?
To enable seamless interoperable data exchange across borders and companies
TO ALLOW LOW-COST INTEGRATION OF SMALL(ER) ENTITIES AND PLAYERS
To enhance standardisation and support TSI implementation
To avoid multilateral, customized and costly interfaces
To reduce manual data gathering efforts for participating entities
To enable better utilization of cApacity
To support EU environmental goals
To enable for future 3rd party innovation
How does DP-RAIL contribute to the big picture?
Removal of interoperability barriers and contribution to SERA : Single European railway area
Enable TSI compliance and implementation
DP-RAIL supports the goal and ambition of the European Green Deal
DP-RAIL contributes to the TEN-T priorities
News & Events
RU dialogue on the topic of DP-RAIL (amongst other strategic priorities)
DP-RAIL was presented during RU Dialogue at CER HQ in Brussels and information regarding the project objectives was shared with members. RU-Dialogue was a meeting in two parts, the first part an alignment among RUs and the second part presentations to the EU...
DP-RAIL was presented at InnoTrans- September 2022
"No data hogging, but data sharing"! These were the opening words from Kristian Schmidt, Director for Land Transport at the second ERA - RNE workshop on data interoperability at Innotrans 2022. In that very spirit Tibo Noel, UIC, DP-Rail program coordinator, presented...
DP-RAIL at RailTech Europe
Invited by Rail Cargo Information Netherlands, DP-RAIL was presented by Tibo Noël during Spoor Café at RailTech in Utrecht. The vision and concept of DP-RAIL for sector-level data sharing to support seamless international rail freight operations was presented....