UIC Security Platform - Security BIRC Working Group - Security of railway border crossing within the East-West railway corridor

Ensuring public security is a particularly important issue in rail transport. One of the major problems in this area is public security at railway border crossings.

Ensuring both physical and public security is an important factor for competitiveness of transport of goods and people. It therefore seems appropriate to develop railway transport security systems, especially at railway border crossings, which are important elements in the transport process within the Eurasian corridor.

Given the uncertain international situation, global terrorism threats, con? icts, organised crime, failures and natural disasters, appropriate preventive measures must be taken and high standards set for security systems in the railway corridor connecting Europe with Asia in order to ensure effi cient, safe and reliable transport services.