CORDIS · 242270 · FP7

PROTECTRAIL The Railway-Industry Partnership for Integrated Security of Rail Transport

Coordinator: HITACHI RAIL STS SPA (IT)

Facing the problem of enhancing the railway security with a systematic top-down approach (i.e. to search for an all-inclusive solution valid for all the conceivable threat scenarios) is judged by PROTECTRAIL members too ambitious even if it could generate potential economies of scale and effort rationalisation. The proposed PROTECTRAIL approach is therefore to split the problem of making the railway more secure into smaller asset-specific security problems (missions) for which it is easier to reach satisfactory solutions applicable and usable in different threat scenarios. Each sub-mission co…

EU contribution
€13.1M
Total cost
Period
2010-09-01 → 2014-06-30
Framework
Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013)
Funding scheme
CP
Status
CLOSED

About Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013)

The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) ran from 2007 to 2013 and was the EU's main research-funding instrument of that period. It mobilised roughly €50 billion across cooperation projects, ERC frontier grants, Marie Curie fellowships, capacity-building actions and Euratom research. FP7 closed to new calls in 2013 but its projects continued for years after under their original grant agreements.

EU contribution: €13.1M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 3.8 years from 2010-09-01 to 2014-06-30.

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013) programme, under the CP funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €13.1M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013).
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by HITACHI RAIL STS SPA (IT).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2010-09-01 to 2014-06-30 — approximately 3.8 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 242270.