Marc GUIGON, UIC Senior Advisor Passenger Transport

The main areas to serve the global railway community through UIC are as follows :

• Promotion of railway in the world, cooperation with over 100 institutions (UN, world bank, Ecosoc…), strategic advice
• 700 technical standards covering all railway fields for railway harmonization
• Dissemination of know-how between UIC members (conferences, congresses…)
• Structure of UIC in 4 main departments :
  • Passenger activities (High Speed, railway stations, regional services, commercial and distribution, tourism)
  • Freight activities (International corridors, heavy and long trains, combined transport, dangerous goods, global rail freight conference…)
  • Rail system (Signaling and control command, rolling stock, infrastructure)
  • Fundamental values
    • Environment (CO2 reduction, work with international entities, COP 21…)
    • Security (in the trains, in stations, global security…) and safety
    • Research