Supporting Organisations in Europe

EUROFIMA’s has a non-profit mission to support the development of public passenger rail transportation in Europe and to support the railway bodies which are its shareholders in renewing etc.

SCONRAIL is the Swiss conformity assessment body with an international scope for EC tests, ECM certifications, risk assessments and inspections in the railway sector.

CIT helps railway undertakings implement international transport law, standardising contractual relationships and creating legal certainty to save members money and support their business.

The European Union Agency for Railways is carrying out technical work on railway safety and interoperability based on the requirements of European law.

The aim of the International Monorail Association is to provide a platform for interaction between National, Regional, and Local Public Authorities in the Monorail OEM Industry.

The OUESTRAIL association aims to promote the development of rail in Western Switzerland.

The VSLF is a professional association and represents the interests of the locomotive drivers and candidates. By joining, you support us to achieve our goals.

We ensure non-discriminatory access to the rail network and to the intermodal freight terminals, and contribute to making Switzerland's railway system competitive.

Our association is there to keep your interests on track. We give a voice to the loading industry, working to ensure a viable freight rail system that keeps your goods – and competition – moving.

ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 165 national standards bodies.

The BAV is the supervisory authority responsible for public transport in Switzerland (railways, cableways, ships, trams and buses). Large areas of freight transport also fall within the BAV’s remit.

As the European coordination platform, FTE promotes cross-border coordination amongst railway undertakings. The FTE makes an essential contribution to promoting interoperability of Europe.

Xrail is a production cooperation consisting of seven members, aiming to make European Single Wagonload a more competitive and more sustainable alternative to road transport.

SWISSRAIL Industry Association is the local and global association of the Swiss railway industry and the Swiss railway engineering companies. It incorporates more than one hundred members.

Research Technological Institute for Railway Industry.

SNCF Connect is a new way of organising, booking and managing all your trips in one place, from local commuting to long distance trips around France. Our service is enhanced with features that provide you with live and tailor-made information on your travels.

i-TRANS is the competitiveness cluster for transport, mobility and logistics. The mission of the cluster is to develop, through collaborative innovation, the competitiveness of companies.

The French Rail Association (AFRA) was created in March 2009 to promote access for all new entrants to the French rail market, in order to actively participate in the development of the sector in FR.

Since 1997, we support you with testing, inspection and certification services to contribute into a safest, reliable and connected railway and urban transportation all over the world.

AFFI, the French Railway Association of Engineers and Executives is the French association which brings together engineers and executives in activity or in retirement, representing all railway sector.

To sharpen competitive and performance edges, the sector needs cohesion. That is the strategy of the Association of the railway industries (AIF) Hauts-de-France.

The Transport Regulatory Authority (formerly Arafer) is an independent public authority. It was created to support the opening up of the rail transport market to competition.

EPSF, it holds responsibility for the "national rail system", overseeing rail safety, contributing to the interoperability of European networks and also ensuring that stakeholders are treated fairly.

UIC, the worldwide professional association representing the railway sector and promoting rail transport. UIC leads an innovative and dynamic sector, helping members.

SNCF Voyageurs is a state-owned enterprise founded on 1 January 2020, an independent subsidiary of the French National Railway Company, in charge of operating passenger trains.

Railway undertakings should have fair and equal access to the Swiss rail network. We are responsible for the impartial planning, allocation and optimisation of usage rights (train paths).

Together for the renewal of rail freight transport in Europe.

The Cargo Rail Service Center e.V. is a Europe-wide association for all companies involved in rail freight transport, such as workshops, railway companies, EVUs, ECM wagon keepers, shippers etc.

Belgorail is an inspection, testing and certification company, belonging to the Certifer group since 2017, one of the worldwide railway certification leader with a global presence in 10 countries.