EURIF

NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS

WELCOME TO EURIF


IMPORTANT NEWS!


Eurif participated last November 15, 2023 in the – Upcoming Rail Procurements organized by the California High Speed Rail Authority held in Sacramento/ California. On the left picture is Antonio Arribas (Eurif President), Bruce Armistead (CHSRA Chief of Rail and Operations Delivery) and Dominique Rulens (Deputy Chief of Rail and Operations at CHSRA). For more information click here

EURIF has been one of the organizers of the 16th edition of the International Conference on Engineering for High Speed, held in June 2023 at the Palacio de Congresos de Córdoba, these conferences are very important for the sector, in which topics as the autonomous vehicles, the Hyperloop and the liberalisation of passenger services where discussed



EURIF attended the thirteenth edition of the most important event of the world Railway Industry, INNOTRANS 2022, held in Berlin from September 20th to 23rd. This edition was long awaited. It was last held in September 2018 and, as it is a biennial event, the next one was to have been held from September 22-25, 2020. However, came the pandemic and their mobility restrictions. Due to this,the event has resulted in a record number of product and service presentations, with 2,834 exhibitors from 56 different countries participating.



 

EURIF has been one of the organizers of the 15th edition of the International Conference on Engineering for High Speed, held in June 2022 at the Palacio de Congresos de Córdoba, these conferences are very important for the sector, specially this year that was celebrated the 30 aniversary of the construction of Madrid-Sevilla High Speed Line, in which was brought together major personalities who participated in that project.
Also, in this Conference were addressed issues such as the role of High Speed in the upcoming times, the Hyperloop or advanced engineering techniques for large projects.

 




The last 7th, 8th and 9th of November 2021, was held in El Cairo, Egypt, the TRANSMEA Exhibition, where the Egyptian government took the opportunity to approve an ambitious investment plan in the railway sector with the leading companies in the sector, such as Siemens, Thales, Talgo, Caf, Alstom.

EURIF had a prominent presence in the technical sessions and exchanged experiences and views on how to undertake this ambitious plan. Please click here for more info


EURIF has participated in the fourteenth edition of the International Conference on Engineering for High Speed, to be held on 14 and 15 September 2021 at the Palacio de Congresos de Córdoba, these conferences are very important for the High Speed Railways, as they bring together major Spanish Engineering SpeakersIn this Conference were addressed issues such as the role of High Speed in the upcoming times or advanced engineering techniques for large projects 


The CHSRA has a new business plan for 2021, dowload HERE


EURIF has participated in the Smart Metro Congress that was held in Madrid the 27th of November, it was focused on the CBTC technology in the metropolitan railway, trams and light rail.


EURIF has established business relationships with Asian Railway Institutions to conduct seminars in Southeast Asia, for this purpose, we have been in Shanghai, Bangkok and Singapore


EURIF has participated in the "Liberalization Impact of the transport passengers in the Railway Industry", that was organized by MAFEX and was held in the Madrid Business Institute, the 8th of October, 2019



The prestigious High-Speed ​​Intercity Passenger SPEEDLINES magazine, published by APTA, mentions the initiative of Eurif association, with the support of big multinationals ,such as Siemens and Thales, for the organization of  HST california seminars in prestigious Californian universities with the aim of promoting a high level of knowledge of High-Speed Railway technologies. 


All of this is related with the current high-speed contest in California that is being promoted by CHSRA.


Download the whole magazine HERE



EURIF HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE XIII CONFERENCE FOR HIGH SPEED IN CÓRDOBA 2019, SPAIN



Eurif has participated as coordinator and moderator of the technical applications in the HSR industry at the International Conferences of Engineering for High Speed organized by FCH.This conference dealt with the importance of speed for a greater efficiency in the HS system. In addition, we discussed about the High Speed Rail as a European-scale project.



EURIF AT THE 7th MAFEX INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY CONVENTION

From June 3 to 5, 2019, the main operators and administrators of railway infrastructure and companies from more than 25 countries will meet in Malaga (Spain) together with the Spanish railway industry. 

Eurif has collaborated in the organization of this International Convention, that was held in Malaga with great success of Spanish and international participants. Also Antonio Arribas, president of EURIF, was the moderator of the techincal seminar the 3rd of june. 





EURIF AT THE MIDDLE EAST RAIL DUBAI

Eurif has attended the Middle east rail that took place in Dubai during the last week of february 2019, The Middle East Rail is the largest transport event of its kind for the region. It has firmly established itself as the only event with which industry experts and professionals will attend to close deals, create business opportunities and get updates on specific regional projects.



EURIF AT INNOTRANS 2018


Eurif had attended the leading international trade fair for transport technology INNOTRANS, that took place every two years in Berlin. This time was during the days 18,19,20th of September. InnoTrans is the world's largest trade fair focused on the rail transport industry with more than 150,000 visitors from 149 countries, it is a essential visit for all the railway professionals that want to be up-to-date with the latest railway technologies.


MEMBERS OF EURIF ATTENDED THE NATIONAL HIGH SPEED RAIL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN CALIFORNIA


The National High Speed Rail LeaderShip Summit took place at San Jose California during the days 11,12,13th of September: Important members of the CHSRA and other honorable personalities of this sector speak in this Essential Event For the High Speed Rail in California, that was organized by the USHSR



ASSEMBLY MEMBERS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA VISITED SPAIN

 

A Delegation of Assembly Members from the State of Cailfornia, led by the President of the Transport Commission of the Assembly, visited Spain invited by the ICEX on July 18, 19 and 20. A selection of companies explained the details of the Spanish high speed railway(Auxitec, FCC, Sener, etc) in the offices of ICEX in Madrid and on the last day, they visited the HS Guadarrama tunnel (one of the most spectacular works of the world), and the city of Segovia. During the whole visit they were assited by Eurif.
The Californian delegation was formed by 10 relevant members of the state's transportation world, of which 6 were elected members of the California Assembly and members of the Sacramento-based transportation Commission.
One of the conclusions of this visit was that the geography of California and Spain have similar characteristics and this makes Spanish companies stronger candidates to participate in the California  HS project
The President of Eurif explained to them the 4 editions of HSTCalifornia that we have already done and they liked it a lot, giving to Eurif their support for future editions.


 


 

EURIF HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE XII CONFERENCE FOR HIGH SPEED IN CÓRDOBA, SPAIN

 

 

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Eurif has participated as coordinator and moderator of the technical applications in the HSR industry at the International Conferences of Engineering for High Speed organized by FCH.This conference dealt with the importance of speed for a greater efficiency in the HS system. In addition, we discussed about the High Speed Rail as a European-scale project.

 

 

Eurif has collaborated in the organization of Mafex´s technical conferences in the International Convention, that was held in Valencia with great success of Spanish and international participants. The international delegations came from US, Canada, Costa Rica, Chile, Panama, Australia, Egypt, UK, Senegal, and many more countries with interests in nearby investments in railways and metros. Here is the list with the international participants

Take a look to our picture gallery and program!

MAFEX`S PROGRAM                                                                               

PICTURE GALLERY

We also want to highlight the participation of Eurif as the Collaborating Entity of the Organization of the XI International Engineering Conference for High Speed, that was held in Cordoba from 21 to 23 June 2017

TAKE A LOOK TO THE PICTURE GALLERY HERE

Eurif (European Railway Interoperability Institute) is a European non-profit association of engineers and architects for the promotion and dissemination of railway technologies. We are a  tool for the support of the European engineering outside Europe, improving the technological sector of the railways in this continent. The Institute can provide multidisciplinary support in the different areas of the engineering infrastructure, railways and facilities.

WHO WE ARE

EURIF is formed by a selected team of technical members that have agreements and collaborations with universities and companies alike. The need of specialization of the human teams, the singularity of the new systems and their relation with the external world, need of better solutions that can be found easily in organizations like the Institute.