Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer

The UIC is the worldwide organisation for international cooperation among railways and promotion of rail transport at a global level. The UIC main missions are to promote rail transport across the world in order to cope with current challenges of mobility and sustainable development, by enhancing international cooperation between its members, building a consistent railway system and achieving projects of global dimension. The UIC objectives are to facilitate exchange on best practices among members (benchmarking), to support members in their efforts to develop new business opportunities, to propose new ways for improving economic performance of the rail network, to achieve interoperability, create new world standards for railwaysand to develop centres of competence.