Project description
Upgrading Europe’s modern train infrastructure
Train and railway infrastructure plays a critical role by providing a stable and efficient means of transporting goods and passengers. The EU-funded Magrail project aims to enhance the vast and extensive European railway networks and trains by introducing Magrail systems. These innovative systems will include special control systems and frictionless components, enabling safe and rapid train transportation. The Magrail project aims to increase the speed of trains on conventional and high-speed lines from 160 km/h and 330 km/h to 330 km/h and 550 km/h, respectively. This significant upgrade in speed will lead to massive improvements in transport time and costs, ultimately improving the quality of life for people and enhancing the economy.
Objective
MagRail will bring frictionless mobility (levitating trains) to conventional tracks. Our system upgrades a conventional railway line with MagRail infrastructure components (linear motor and levitation beams), supplemented by signaling and traffic control system, and vehicle components (e.g. bogie).
As a result, MagRail allows for interoperability of conventional and magnetic trains on the same track, which makes the system unique. Retrofitting conventional railway lines’ (speeds up to 160 kph) or high-speed railway lines’ (330 kph) infrastructure into MagRail will allow to substantially increase the speeds to up to 330 and 550 kph respectively, which will bring massive savings in time and money.
MagRail will radically increase the capacity and flexibility of railway lines, bringing more goods and passengers to railways, supporting a real modal shift from road, air, and sea to rail, making zero-emissions goals and sustainability targets more achievable.
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Programme(s)
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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Funding Scheme
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HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATOR-01
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02-305 WARSZAWA
Poland
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