Project
MERITS / PRIFIS - Multiple European Railways Integrated Time table storage / Price and fare Timetable information system
Funding origin:
International
STRIA Roadmaps:
Network and traffic management systems (NTM)
Transport infrastructure (INF)
Transport mode:
Rail
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Duration:
Status: Ongoing
Funding details:
Overview
Background & policy context:
UIC: the International Union of Railways
240 members in 92 countries on 5 continents
Members are: Railways, Rail operators, Infrastructure managers, Railway service providers, Public transport companies, Railway research centers (including some universities)
Role: to promote Rail transport in the world (conferences, governments...), to provide International Railway Standards, to support members (tools, studies...)
Objectives:
Create Multiple European Railway Integrated Timetable Storage (system for collecting, verifying, integrating and exporting timetable data):
- Timetable (350 000 train services)
- Stations (50 000 stations)
Create Price and Fare Information System :
- The price and fare database of UIC
- Pass-port tool
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