NEWS from railML

Fourth IDX4rail Expert Workshop Day in Munich: The road to an updated VDV Recommendation 456

Presentation of Additions and Changes in IDX4rail Beta 3 and State of Documentation On April 16th, 2026, the IDX4rail project consortium met with experts in the field of infrastructure data including various railway, tramway, and light rail...

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Taking Steps Towards Usability of railML® Defined Data in TAF/TAP TSI Standardised Messaging

In summer 2025 railML.org allocated resources to commence the mapping of the railML ® 3.3 standard to the EU-mandated communication standard TAF/TAP TSI (Technical Specifications for Interoperability). Given the goal to allows railway operators to...

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Recap: Workshop on the railML® 3.2 Advanced Example

The railML ® 3.2 Advanced Example Workshop took place on 4 th November 2025 in Madrid as part of the 48 th railML Conference’s surrounding programme . By providing a detailed, mostly fictional example of railML ® 3.2 usage, the workshop gave...

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Call for Testers: Running railVIVID CLI on Different Operating Systems with Docker

railVIVID is a software tool specifically developed to validate railML ® files. The latest version, railVIVID 2.1.1 allows for improved 3-phase validation and graphic visualization of infrastructure elements. More information on the features of...

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Success Story: Trafikverket Strengthens Digital Railway Data Exchange with railML®

The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) , who has been a railML.org partner since 2020, is taking important steps towards a more digital, automated, and interoperable management of railway infrastructure data. Through the...

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Preview: New Use Cases for railML® 3.4

In 2026, railML.org celebrates two coinciding milestones: the release of the railML ® schema version 3.4 at the 50 th railML Conference. While the whole team continues to work avidly on both the conference preparation and schema development, we...

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