At its core, the railML initiative has always been driven by community dedication. This is especially true in regard to the development of the railML ® schema itself, particularly the introduction of new use cases. What Is a Use Case? The railML ®...

The 48th railML ® conference, hosted on November 5 th by the esteemed railML partner ADIF on their premises in Madrid, inspired attendees with its avid exchange of best practice examples from railML partners and latest updates on railML 3.4...

The newest version of railVIVID, the railML ® validator software, is set to be announced at the 48 th railML conference in Madrid . Key innovative features of railVIVID version 2.1.0 include improved 3-phase-validation and the addition of graphic...

At railML, we are excited to announce that work on the railML ® 3.4 Alpha 3 version is completed and ready for review by the working groups. As scheduled, railML 3.4 Beta 2 will be launched in autumn of 2025 and presented to an international...

On June 04 th , 2025, the IDX4rail consortium met with experts on infrastructure data of several rail- and tramway operators at a hybrid conference held by the Association of German Transport Companies VDV (“Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen”)...

On June 4, 2025, the global rail data community came together virtually for the 47 th railML Conference , organized by railML.org . The event delivered a powerful mix of strategic insights, technical innovation, and real-world application ‒ from...

Focus on railway digitalisation: GS1 expert group meeting brings European railway sector together – talks with railML.org intensify From 5 to 7 May 2025, the European rail industry met in Zurich for the 7th expert group meeting on ‘D-A-CH rail...

railML.org has officially launched railVIVID 2.0 with significant improvements to the validation of railML® data. The release introduces completely restructured features with a strong focus on maintainability and usability and is now available for...

What is a Semantic Constraint and why do we need them? A semantic constraint may be defined as a rule or condition applied to data, with the purpose of validating that the information is not only syntactically correct, but also logically...

As the railML ® is always developing further it is not worthwhile to continue the support of older versions like railML 2.4. Therefore, the support of railML 2.4 will end on November 30 th , 2026 . Furthermore, the new railML 3.3 schema is...