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The next UIC World Congress on High Speed Rail, the largest international congress and exhibition
devoted to High Speed Rail in the world, will be held from 8 to 11 May 2018 in Ankara at the
Chamber of Commerce Convention Center.
The Congress is being jointly organized by UIC, the worldwide railway organization, and Turkish
state railways TCDD, under the high patronage of the government of Turkey and the support of
several leading international organizations.
The main theme of the Congress is " Sharing
knowledge for sustainable and competitive operations ".
This 10 th edition of the Congress is being organized around 3 main blocks: sessions,
professional exhibition and technical visits. 4 plenary sessions and 25 parallel
sessions will revolve around the most significant technical, economic and
social streams. In addition, 2 round tables will give participants the
opportunity to interact and exchange knowledge.
Participants will include political decision-makers at a national
and local level, representatives of governments, international
institutions,
key
economical/financial/environmental
organizations, financial institutions, industry research
centers, universities, the global high-speed rail supply
industry and the international press.
High-level speakers and participants will meet to consider
and discuss all issues linked to high-speed rail development.
This includes political and strategic planning, innovative
financing solutions, digitalization, energy and carbon balance,
technological innovations, standards and interoperability, safety
and security management, research, trends in commercial concepts
and services, and partnerships.
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Article Source:
Why Did India Choose the Japanese
Shinkansen for High Speed Rail?
www.uic-highspeed2018.com
Prime Ministers - Narendra Modi of India and Shinzo Abe of
Japan laid the foundation stone of the 508 km long Mumbai -
Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (HSR) corridor on 14 September
2017, with an established completion deadline of 15 August 2022.
Authro :
Mr. John Carlo Ottaviani
Contact:
[email protected]
Operations Director and Country
Lead Executive (Italy) at Conduent
The 508 km long HSR line will connect Mumbai, the capital
city of the State of Maharashtra, with Ahmedabad, the second
most populous metropolitan area in India, located in the State of
Gujarat.
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