Linking the European Railways’ International Applications
Enabling Connectivity and Interoperability
One single connection for business with
over 50 European railway partners
Hermes
Open Services
The cloud-based platform
for Railway’s applications interoperability
for Railway’s applications interoperability
COVID-19 – Hit Rail continuing to support railways and people in the ongoing situation
As this year draws to a close and we find ourselves still coping with the ongoing effects of coronavirus, we at Hit Rail sincerely hope that this devastating disease has not impacted too directly on our friends, colleagues and loved ones. [Read more...]
Hit Rail supports the European Railway’s International and partner‑to‑partner IP‑based messaging
Efficient and secure data connections are vital to support railway business processes. To facilitate connectivity and interoperability between the railways, Hit Rail has been providing IP-based solutions to the European railways community for over 28 years.
Over 50 railway companies trust Hit Rail to conduct national and international business transactions, such as international ticket reservations, train pre-advices, infrastructure path requests, wagon search and many other applications.
Now HEROS provides a set of interoperability services on top of the Hermes VPN with the objective of facilitating business among railways partners and the adoption of the EU-mandated TSIs.
Latest News
17 Feb 2021
Barcelona, 17 February 2021 - The two Shift2Rail’s 4SECURail workstreams have reached their mid-term objectives for the design of a Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) for joint EU-Rail...
20 Nov 2020
As this year draws to a close and we find ourselves still coping with the ongoing effects of coronavirus, we at Hit Rail sincerely hope that this devastating disease has not impacted too directly on...
12 Nov 2020
The distribution of tariffs for international rail travel among railway companies and ticket vendors is set to become more advanced and flexible as UIC (the International Union of Railways) announces...
19 May 2020
The International Union of Railways (UIC) has awarded Hit Rail B.V., the European rail industry’s IT specialist, a contract for the provision of its Electronic Ticket Control Database (ETCD). The new...
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