High Speed Rail security

The European Commission (DG MOVE) has launched a study on High Speed Rail security, which is executed by a consortium involving KWINK group, National Security Advisory Centre and PSJ.

The purpose of the study is to analyse the vulnerability of the growing European High Speed Rail network (including stations, tracks, signal equipment, switching gear, power supply and communication links) to terrorist attack and to evaluate the consequences of an attack. The result of this study will be a handbook composed of best practices, allowing High Speed Rail security managers across the network to work in a coherent and coordinated manner.

The sector (both infrastructure managers and railway undertakings) will be closely involved by means of a questionnaire, field visits and a workshop to validate the intermediate results.