The Railway Directorate ensures that the railway sector is run efficiently, safely, and sustainably to the benefit of those travelling, the freight companies and the society at large.<\/p>\n\n
The Norwegian Railway Directorate will be present at the InnoTrans 2026 RailDax initiative<\/a>, alongside the RailML team.<\/p>\n\n\n\nInnoTrans is the world\u2019s largest trade fair for the railway transport industry. You will meet us at the joint RailDax \/ RailML Rail.S Community booth in Hall 7.2b.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVisit us at the booth to learn more about what ISO RailDax can do for you. If you would like to discuss specific topics, please register your appointment through the form below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\nScheduele an appoinment<\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nMethods and standards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tInfrastructure model \u2013 a digital description of the railway\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tModels on NorRailView<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tRailDax\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tData format used for data exchange between IT applications used for railway service planning<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\trailML \u2013 Norway\u2019s Railway Data Exchange Format\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tOpen-source XML based data exchange format<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nInnovation on the railway<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe Norwegian Railway Directorate contributes to the railway sector being innovative and utilising new technology. Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking is the largest innovation programme for railways in Europe to date. 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InnoTrans is the world\u2019s largest trade fair for the railway transport industry. You will meet us at the joint RailDax \/ RailML Rail.S Community booth in Hall 7.2b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visit us at the booth to learn more about what ISO RailDax can do for you. If you would like to discuss specific topics, please register your appointment through the form below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Norwegian Railway Directorate contributes to the railway sector being innovative and utilising new technology. Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking is the largest innovation programme for railways in Europe to date. Under the leadership of the Norwegian Railway Directorate, the Norwegian railway sector and R&D community are participating in major innovation projects over the next 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n