Friends of the Rail Forum

The International Union of Railways (UIC) will be hosting their next African Railway Thursday webinar on Thursday 28 April 2022 from 13h00 to 16h00 CET (Paris time) "Rethinking African railway stations: why and how?"... The event will discuss these new trends concerning the development and management of stations and will include the contribution of experts from various backgrounds...

“UIC” Africa hosted a webinar entitled “Rethink railway stations in Africa: why and how?” as part of the bi-monthly African Railway Thursdays series. The webinar was held on 28 April 2022 and was attended by around 200 participants from Africa, the Middle East and Europe... The webinar featured speakers from Morocco, Algeria, Senegal and Tunisia, as well as presentations showcasing experiences from Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Ireland, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands and France and a number of examples from Asia emphasising value maximisation in stations, intramodality and urban reconfiguration and the creation of new prospects for the station of the future. The event created a platform for contact between railways and other stakeholders such as architects, allowing all parties to advance in their work...