Inter-railways data sharing for seamless travelling applications in Europe. Sohi, S., Harikrishnan, S., Labanca, G., Kovác, P., Macko, M., Scepka, B., Anjomshoaa, A., & Polleres, A. In Chaves-Fraga, D., Heibi, I., Garijo, D., Collarana, D., Salatino, A. A., & Vahdati, S., editors, Joint Proceedings of Posters, Demos, Workshops, and Tutorials of the 21st International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTiCS 2025), Vienna, Austria, September 3-5, 2025, volume 4064, of CEUR Workshop Proceedings, September, 2025. CEUR-WS.org. Semantics for Transport (Sem4Tra) workshop
Paper abstract bibtex Cross-border railway travel in Europe continues to face significant challenges due to fragmented digital ecosystems, incompatible data standards, and regulatory inconsistencies, despite progress in national railway markets. This study set out to investigate how data interoperability and emerging data-sharing ecosystems—particularly European Rail Data Spaces—can address these persistent barriers. Through stakeholder focus groups with national operators (ÖBB, SBB, DB), expert interviews, and a comparative analysis of existing data models such as Transmodel, GTFS, and NeTEx, the research identified key organizational and technical bottlenecks. The findings demonstrate that while standardized data formats have the potential to enhance interoperability, their fragmented adoption and lack of harmonized implementation across countries limit their effectiveness. To address these issues, the study proposes a theoretical framework for seamless cross-border rail integration, emphasizing the critical role of trusted, interoperable data environments in supporting a unified European railway network.
@inproceedings{Sohi-etal2025Sem4Tra,
author = {Shahrom Sohi and
Sri Harikrishnan and
Gabriele Labanca and
Peter Kov{\'{a}}c and
Michaela Macko and
Benjamin Scepka and
Amin Anjomshoaa and
Axel Polleres},
editor = {David Chaves{-}Fraga and
Ivan Heibi and
Daniel Garijo and
Diego Collarana and
Angelo A. Salatino and
Sahar Vahdati},
title = {Inter-railways data sharing for seamless travelling applications in
Europe},
booktitle = {Joint Proceedings of Posters, Demos, Workshops, and Tutorials of the
21st International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTiCS 2025),
Vienna, Austria, September 3-5, 2025},
note={Semantics for Transport (Sem4Tra) workshop},
series = {{CEUR} Workshop Proceedings},
volume = {4064},
publisher = {CEUR-WS.org},
month=sep,
day={3--5},
year = {2025},
abstract = {Cross-border railway travel in Europe continues to face significant challenges due to fragmented digital ecosystems,
incompatible data standards, and regulatory inconsistencies, despite progress in national railway markets. This
study set out to investigate how data interoperability and emerging data-sharing ecosystems---particularly
European Rail Data Spaces---can address these persistent barriers. Through stakeholder focus groups with
national operators (ÖBB, SBB, DB), expert interviews, and a comparative analysis of existing data models such as
Transmodel, GTFS, and NeTEx, the research identified key organizational and technical bottlenecks. The findings
demonstrate that while standardized data formats have the potential to enhance interoperability, their fragmented
adoption and lack of harmonized implementation across countries limit their effectiveness. To address these
issues, the study proposes a theoretical framework for seamless cross-border rail integration, emphasizing the
critical role of trusted, interoperable data environments in supporting a unified European railway network.},
url = {https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-4064/Sem4Tra-paper3.pdf},
}
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