Rail resilience to climate change - Impact of extreme weather events on the European railway system

In summer 2024, the European Commission requested the European Union Agency for Railways to perform a study on climate resilience of the railway system within the technical specifications for interoperability revision request 2024-2030+. One of the aims of this study is to have a better understanding of the trends of extreme weather events and their consequences on rail infrastructure and operations. The railway system is particularly sensitive to the following climate hazards: heavy precipitation and floods (coastal, pluvial, fluvial, ground w

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