AI-Driven Smart Rail: Advancing Intelligent, Efficient, and Inclusive Rail Systems
Explore how rail operators worldwide use AI to strengthen decision-making, predictive maintenance, passenger services, asset management, and workforce productivity.
What’s in this Publication?
Artificial intelligence is moving from experimentation to practical deployment across rail systems.
Developed through knowledge sharing between UITP and the China Association of Metros, this publication brings together experience from Dubai, Istanbul, Qingdao, Shanghai, and Barcelona.
Explore how AI, digital twins, and intelligent agents can support safer, more efficient and inclusive rail, alongside the governance, knowledge, skills and collaboration required for implementation.
Contents:
- Discover how operators turn rail data into actionable intelligence
- Explore applications in passenger-flow forecasting, predictive maintenance, digital twins, and infrastructure inspection
- Learn why rail-specific knowledge systems are essential for accurate and trustworthy AI
- See how intelligent agents can support staff and strengthen productivity
- Understand the governance, skills, and partnerships needed to scale AI responsibly
