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50th railML Conference - Switzerland

50th railML Conference - Switzerland

Join us in Zurich for railML updates and exciting partner lectures!

railVIVID

railVIVID 2.2.1 is available

New tree view and table view visualization!

railML development

railML® agile development process

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railML Ontology

railML ontology beta publication

The goal is to improve understandability for railML schemas.

railML.org Mission

Open data exchange standard for railways

We are committed to exploring, discussing and presenting systematic XML-based solutions for the entire railway sector
RABe 501 "Giruno" by SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen) between Rotkreuz and Oberrüti, Switzerland (© David Gubler / https://bahnbilder.ch/)

Data exchange by railML: As easy as changing the train.

Use cases for railML development.
Collage of Erixx trainset at Bad Harzburg Exit Signals with Euro Bank Notes (© railML.org/Alexander Wolf with Pixabay images)

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ETCS balise on DB Netz' high speed line Erfurt – Leipzig/Halle (© Vasco Paul Kolmorgen, Dresden)

ETCS data by railML interlocking.

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NEWS from railML

railVIVID Development News – New Features and Upcoming Releases

Latest Features During the 49th railML Conference on June 17th, 2026, the latest features for railVIVID were introduced to the railML community. These features are the tree view and table view visualizations. The tree view visualization provides...

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49th railML® Conference: Current Developments in railML 3.4, RailDax and railVIVID

The 49th railML conference was held on June 18th, 2026 and inspired attendees with its avid exchange of project insights and best practice examples from railML partners as well as the latest updates on railML 3.4 development, RailDax and...

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Forum Activity

IS

Infrastructure - Forum
Re: Multi modality in railML3.4
by Torben Brand (07. Oct 2026)

IL

Interlocking - Forum
Use of <typeDesignator> in the interlocking schema
by Torben Brand (05. Oct 2026)

MISC

Common - Forum
Re: [Ontology v0.6] IntrinsicCoordinate & GeometricCoordinate vs GeoSPARQL
by Larissa Zhuchyi (07. Oct 2026)

RS

Rollingstock - Forum
Re: [railML3.2] Cant Deficiency Class for RS and/or TT
by Jörg von Lingen (23. Feb 2026)

TT

Timetable - Forum
Re: [railML 3] Clarification regarding unused DistanceBasedCalculationRule element
by Thomas Nygreen (25. Sep 2026)