Rail Summit 2026
Delivering the Next Era of Infrastructure

Railway design & construction with BIM

The rail industry is accelerating. Autodesk offers a new approach: BIM solutions that support holistic collaboration and a complete digital transformation.

Advanced Structural Workflow for Elevated Guideway: AR & Digital Delivery Innovation

Parsons and Autodesk have joined forces to propel a major transit development project, focusing on an elevated guideway design. This partnership showcases cutting-edge techniques in transit develop...

BIM & GIS Bringing Insights Efficiencies to Rail Infrastructure Management & Operations

Rail infrastructure spans Built, Societal, and Natural environments. The challenge is understanding this complexity and collaborating effectively. Owners, planners, engineers, and construction prof...

Welcome to the 10th Rail Summit | Presentation

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Advanced Structural Workflow for Elevated Guideway: AR & Digital Delivery Innovation | Presentation

Expansion of the Amsterdam South station in a vibrant surrounding

The expansion of Amsterdam South Station, part of the Southern Axis transformation, requires a BIM-driven approach to design and construction coordination. BIM 360 and ACC facilitate consistent inf...

Boosting Collaboration & Productivity with ISO19650

Discover how Sweco led a rail project, adding a platform to an existing station. Learn about how Sweco applied ISO19650 standards, used Autodesk Construction Cloud as the Common Data Environtment f...

Fast-paced times call for fast-paced solutions - a sustainable turnkey mobility approach for Public Transportation

In Transport System Bögl the modular, pre-fabricated track elements allow short construction times with consistent quality. The use of maglev technology and linear distributed loads results in an a...

ⱻDEN - 3D Environment for Railway business

ⱻDEN is creating a digital platform for our customer allowing them to have transparent access to ALSTOM solution and exploit more efficiently the design for the service & maintenances activities. ⱻ...

Rail Product Session

Autodesk Infrastructure solutions team will present what the last Autodesk Rail solution improvement was, what we can do in our Digital Project Delivery Platform and what is the future for Digital ...

BIM Implementation in Adif and CDE deployment

BIM is crucial to Adif's digital transformation for the design, construction and maintenance of assets. It enables integrated lifecycle management through information models, improving the quality ...

Mind the data gap: how Exodigo develops AI-driven Autodesk workflows keeping rail projects on track | Presentation

Information Management for Infrastructure: The role of a CDE, ISO 19650 and Digital Solutions in Project Delivery

Watch this session to delve into the practical applications of Autodesk Construction Cloud, the implementation of ISO 19650, the critical importance of Common Data Environments (CDE), and other key...

Digital Engineering and BIM in the Design and Construction supporting activities for Railway Underground Works

Explore the use of Digital and BIM tools in a railway infrastructure project in Norway, covering geological characterization, tunnel design, soil treatment, and construction monitoring. This case s...

Smart Catenary: Parametric OLE/OCS Modeling with Dynamo & Adaptive Families in RVT & C3D

This presentation introduces a custom plugin developed in Revit and Civil 3D using Dynamo, integrated with Revit adaptive families to handle complex geometry and simulate mechanical movements. The ...

Digitalization – the journey. Lesson learned and new opportunities emerging

Learn how Norconsult AS started in 2016 their digital transformation journey from 2D to 3D, and used this opportunity to leverage game technologies and clash-control to involve from train drivers t...

Boosting Collaboration & Productivity with ISO19650 | Presentation

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Beyond Visualization BIM Models: Advancing Railway Design and Construction through Data Utilization | Presentation

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Smart Solutions for Railway Drainage: Applying InfoDrainage Infiltration Trench Technology to Track Drainage Modelling

This session dives into using InfoDrainage’s Smart Infiltration Trench Objects to model vertical and horizontal water movements within the gravel layer of railway tracks. This approach addresses th...

All aboard: Navigating the Digital Transformation of Infrastructure Projects with Change Management

Learn how Autodesk Construction Cloud is helping to deliver a more resilient and sustainable Metro in Copenhagen moving from 2D to data-driven.

Beyond Visualization BIM Models: Advancing Railway Design and Construction through Data Utilization

Since 2016, JR East has advanced a Common Data Environment (CDE) and standardized BIM model creation, leveraging digital twins to transform operations. This session covers BIM integration with Revi...

Information Management for Infrastructure: The role of a CDE, ISO 19650 and Digital Solutions in Project Delivery | Presentation

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BIM implementation strategy in a highly complex environment with best practice examples

To organize that process the BIM management has developed a framework for the upcoming years to embed and further develop BIM standards and develop smart and novel applications, use of tools and da...

IFC 4.3 for Infrastructure

Autodesk is investing in the development of IFC for Infrastructure. In this lecture you will learn how to leverage the IFC4.3 to impact concretely the future especially in the Rail domain.

SNCF RÉSEAU: How to link BIM data to a GIS model

Maintenance engineers have different tools to monitor permanent-way states. These are no longer adapted to them: handling, readability, issue interpretation, etc. Currently, each tool used by SNCF ...

Sustainable design and construction

Norconsult and NRC collaborate on rail projects, using Autodesk technology to optimize workflows for sustainable results. By harnessing Dynamo in Revit and Civil 3D, they challenge regulations, ach...

Optimizing Rail Energy Project Delivery with BIM and Autodesk | Presentation

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Grand Paris Express - Line 15 West South - More than 880 people on their way to full BIM on a major project

Learn how BIM and ACC are being implemented on a €2.7b project with 700+ people. This session will cover the structure, workflow, and CDE setup, enabling fast-track collaborative design, constructa...

Close Out Amsterdam 1 + 2

Welcome to the 11th Annual Rail Summit

Join us to kick off the 11th Annual Summit, where we'll explore high-level trends to set the stage for the next two days. We'll outline the agenda and inspire you to hear from and connect with indu...

Madrid-Atocha Railway Complex: Digital Construction Coordination

INECO, as one of the main ADIF consultant, will present Digital Atocha. We will cover our client ADIF digital objectives achieved using Autodesk Construction Cloud's as common data environment, doc...

Leap Forward in the Age of Rail Digitalization & Datafication with Dynamic Data Sharing and Civil3D | Presentation

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Optimizing the best railway route using AI and multicriteria analysis

The Nova Ferroeste project applies advanced technologies to optimize the alignment of a 1,300 km railway that connects one of Brazil’s largest grain-producing regions to the Port of Paranaguá, the ...

Managing Ground Risk and Urban Constraints with Digital Rail Workflows | Presentation

Revolutionizing Infrastructure: Implementing BIM and Automation in Fehmarnbelt Project

Discover how IDOM tackled Denmark's largest railway project, the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, by streamlining design collaboration across 700+ models in Autodesk Revit. Dynamo automation reduced modeling ti...

Autodesk Rail Summit 2023 - Recap

Using Generative Artificial Intelligence to Generate Powerful Insights in Rail Engineering Projects | Presentation

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Implementing Autodesk Tandem as a Digital Twin Platform for More Sustainable Railway Operations & Maintenance | Presentation

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São Paulo Metro: Redefining Metro Construction and Design with BIM

São Paulo Metro Line 19, Brazil’s first large-scale rail project developed entirely with BIM, tackled challenges like complex geology and dense urban areas. BIM improved coordination, enabled clash...

Digital Engineering and BIM in the Design and Construction supporting activities for Railway Underground Works | Presentation

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MOTT MACDONALD: Designing intelligent 3D Models

The goal for track design teams delivering rail infrastructure projects with Design Build Joint Ventures is to ensure they are delivering exactly what the client and/or contractor needs.

Welcome to Day 2

Jaime Herrero-Velarde WWS | Autodesk

STANTEC: Infrastructure asset data: Bridging the gap between design and asset management

Asset management is rapidly becoming a top priority among transportation agencies. Recent large infrastructure projects include 3D asset deliverables with little to no precedent for delivery.

Autodesk Capabilities for Next-Generation Railways | Presentation

Linking Rail Disciplines and Industries for Catenary Design with C3D and Inventor

In their pursuit to meet future customer demands and innovate infrastructure, GFT partnered with Autodesk consultancy to revolutionize catenary design. This initiative goes beyond automating 3D obj...

Chamartín: An Open Ecosystem - Building a Digital Strategy for a Living Station | Presentation

Application for optimizing equipment layout design in Maglev HSR construction project

Autodesk's Revit and Navisworks enable powerful 3D visualization of equipment in tight spaces like tunnels or stations, helping preempt spatial issues, saving on-site meetings. In designing the Chu...

Smart Catenary: Parametric OLE/OCS Modeling with Dynamo & Adaptive Families in RVT & C3D | Presentation

Building with BIM: Digitalizing complex infrastructure across Europe

The European Union is improving continental connectivity with high-speed rail networks, including the Lyon-Turin rail project. This 270 km corridor will shift 1 million heavy vehicles to rail and r...

ARCADIS: Standardisation and information management for rail project delivery

This class will focus on Design Data standardisation and production of deliverables for a specific rail project.

Leveraging BIM for $3.0 billion Deep-Level Tunnel High-Speed Rail (GTX-B) Project | Presentation

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Modelbased train yard project in Norway

How to prepare a good BIM plan combine with the contractor

DB Station & Service BIM Strategy: Standardization and Digitization

Deutsche Bahn BIM Strategy, in particular the DB Station & Service's BIM strategy. It will include the key objectives WHY BIM is an enabler for driving standards in design & construction. This make...

Unleashing the Full Potential of Rail Assets delivery with range of Autodesk Solutions | Presentation

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Welcome to the Rail Summit 2023

Guillaume Joubert Sr. Transportation Strategy Manager | Autodesk

BIM Implementation Challenges and use cases in Metro Rail

This presentation explores the challenges of implementing BIM at both project and organizational levels. Learn how strategic workflows and AEC Collection tools streamlined processes for planning, c...

Revolutionizing Infrastructure: Implementing BIM and Automation in Fehmarnbelt Project | Presentation

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Construction site management with advanced workflow in Construction Cloud

Discover how FSTechnology have been widely extending the use of Construction Cloud with digitalization of other construction processes in addition of those already implemented. They are focusing th...

Towards greener railways with the integration of BIM and GIS

Italian Railways Group is prioritizing environmental protection to reduce its carbon footprint and improve its environmental performance. FSTechnology, a division, integrates Autodesk (ACC, Revit, ...

Now & Future Rail Software Solutions

Dave Simeone Product Line Manager | Autodesk

Spain’s leadership in the ecological and digital transition of the rail sector

Keynote given by Madrid World Construction Capital

Coordination and Control of Projects in Madrid Chamartín Clara-Campoamor Station

The Subdirectorate for the Coordination of Major Projects at Madrid Stations is managing over 70 concurrent interventions in the Chamartín–Clara Campoamor Station area, a key component of northern ...

Autodesk Product Strategy for Rail & Current Solutions

In this session the Product Management team presents the strategic vision for transportation, focusing on the rail industry, which involves scaling the current solutions and improving design integr...

Future of Making Rail

Theo Agelopoulos Vice President, AEC Design Strategy | Autodesk

Building a digital asset library for rail in the Netherlands

Royal HaskoningDHV is developing a digital asset library for Dutch Rail to streamline handovers, improve quality and reduce costs. They are collecting data from multiple sources and software to cre...

Audit of OpenBIM Models (IFC) in Railway Projects for ADIF

This session explores Sener’s experience auditing OpenBIM models for ADIF, Spain’s public rail infrastructure manager. Learn about the auditing process, from reviewing BIM Execution Plans to auditi...

How Network Rail and Autodesk enabled integration of a Digital Enablement Program

Learn why Network Rail Engineering Services values Autodesk Consulting in developing an integrated Digital Enablement Program. With 16 key areas integrating Autodesk tools, this program focuses on ...

One Rail: Leveraging BIM and GIS for North–South Connectivity in the Philippines

This presentation explores the powerful integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to support the planning, design, construction, and long-term oper...

Efficient Management of Railway Projects at MRS with ACC and Insight Builder

At MRS Logística, we achieved success in managing our railway projects using the tools from Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC). These tools ensured efficiency, precision, and quality in all stages o...

Autodesk Product Strategy for Rail & Current Solutions | Presentation

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Numerical methods for analysis of the visibility of railway signals

With EOLE project, the expansion of the “RER E” new generation, SNCF has created a new approach based on design automation solutions for signals visualisation analysis. SNCF imagined digital proces...

Qatar Rail - BIM Strategy and Mega Asset Data Management | Presentation

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Beyond the Status Quo: New Approaches to Stakeholder Alignment in AECO Digitalisation

Dive into the challenges and resistance faced when initiating AECO digitalisation despite its proven benefits in this insightful panel discussion. Join our industry experts as they uncover why relu...

Planting design on a large project combining BIM, CAD, GIS and realistic rendering

In a "Full BIM" rail project, integrating the planting design was a challenge. The landscape team used 2D AutoCAD and Excel. A Civil 3D plug-in with planting databases and Extended Data allowed dat...

Audit of OpenBIM Models (IFC) in Railway Projects for ADIF | Presentation

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Enhancing track design with C3D turnout catalog

Discover how implementing and configuring the Belgium turnout catalog enhances track design efficiency. This session showcases how the catalog optimizes traditional design methods, improving workfl...

Autodesk Rail Summit 2025 | Speaker guide

From Concept to Commissioning: Digital Delivery in Rail Infrastructure Life Cycle | Presentation

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Application of AI in Railway Earthwork Project Verification | Presentation

Next Station: Collaboration for High-Speed Rail

This session explores how Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) and Civil 3D simplify managing information on large infrastructure projects. Learn how a team of 150 people from 9 companies across 10 lo...

Introducing our new Rail Community

- Connect with a worldwide community of rail experts to discuss and share rail knowledge - Meet rail industry thought leaders - Network with your peers - Hear about upcoming rail events, workshops,...

Scaling BIM and Piloting Digital Twins: Driving Efficiency Across 1,000 Station Projects | Presentation

São Paulo Metro: Redefining Metro Construction and Design with BIM | Presentation

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Building Resilient Rail Networks with Digital Twin Technology | Presentation

Dynamo for Civil 3D in railway projects

Learn how Dynamo for Civil 3D can help you free up more time to solve the real engineering problems of a railway project by automating repetitive design tasks and time-consuming workflows.

Large-Scale Railway Projects: Planning and Coordination Strategies | Presentation

Maya Train: A Landmark Rail Project within Mexico’s Infrastructure Development

The Maya Train is the most important infrastructure, socioeconomic development, and tourism project undertaken in Mexico in recent years. The use of BIM methodology has been heterogeneous across th...

What does accelerating digitalization in the rail industry mean to you?

Watch and learn from rail industry thought leaders sharing their experiences in order to advance the use of innovative technology in the rail sector.

Large-Scale Railway Projects: Planning and Coordination Strategies

Before the BIM Plan came into force in public procurement, ADIF has been a pioneering organization in committing to BIM implementation for all future projects. According to this, Chamartín and Atoc...

BIM Information Management Strategies in Public Rail Infrastructure Managers

AECOM will present the implementation of BIM programs within three public infrastructure managers: Rail Baltica, ADIF, and TELT. The presentation will focus on digital information, collaboration, a...

Dynamo Muscles for Civil 3D: Effortless and Powerful Automation for Every Designer not only in Railway Projects | Presentation

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Next Stop: Sound Transit Advancing Rail Through Digital Innovation in Seattle, Washington

The presentation will focus on Sound Transit’s evolving digital strategy to support one of the largest and most complex transit expansions in the United States—a $60+ billion capital program unfold...

Autodesk Rail Summit 2024 Recap

Experience the excitement and innovation of the 2024 Autodesk Rail Summit, where visionaries from 29 countries gathered to design and make the rail industry and explore the future of rail! Learn wh...

VIRGIN HYPERLOOP: From technology to transport innovation

This presentation will highlight Virgin Hyperloop’s global momentum in the commercialization of hyperloop technology – including regulatory advancements, project developments, and technological bre...

bSI, IFC and Autodesk investment in Open Standards

Since 2017, the buildingSMART International Infrastructure Room has worked to extend the Industry Foundation Class (IFC) Data Model to cover civil infrastructure assets with strong stakeholder supp...

Deployment of Laser Scanning in Rail Projects: Cairo Metro Line 1 & Abu Qir Metro | Presentation

Parramatta Light Rail Project: transition of data from Digital Models to the Asset Management System

Explore a real case of successful BIM implementation in the Parramatta Light Rail project, from design to As-Built phase. Learn how the project evolved from an Information Model to an Asset Informa...

ARCADIS: Let's do it! The future of rail design

During this class all aspects of the rail design are discussed. We do not focus on 1 specific discipline, but focus on the entire Rail industry. Track, OLE, cable&ducts, signaling, stations, they a...

CDE Implementation methodology in large infrastructure asset managers

Join AECOM for a presentation on an implementation methodology for a CDE implementation at a large infrastructure manager, including approaches, key features, CDE applications and CDE modules to al...

Autodesk Construction Cloud for rail projects

Improve collaboration through mobile devices between the construction site and the office, optimize models, and support quantification and model conditioning.

Beginning with the End in Mind: How The Link21 Mega Rail Program Unlocked the Digital Twin Promise

Link21 is a major rail project in the San Francisco Bay Area. This presentation will discuss the benefits, challenges, and value of using a digital twin platform that integrates BIM, CAD, and GIS. ...

Digital Delivery for Rail and Infrastructure Programs in North America

Rail and infrastructure programs in North America are transitioning into full digital delivery systems to enable a more efficient and integrated process.

Quality Control and Progress Information in a rail project: Best practices transfer from O&G Industry to the world of Infrastructure

Saipem is a General Contractor mainly engaged in EPC Oil&Gas projects; since some years is undergoing a digitalization strategy with the purpose of implementing, both at enterprise and project leve...

Innovative Slab Track Solutions | Presentation

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Implementing Autodesk Tandem as a Digital Twin Platform for More Sustainable Railway Operations & Maintenance.mp4

Metro Istanbul integrates data from SCADA and energy management systems with a digital twin, using Autodesk Tandem to enhance operational efficiency. This approach reduces maintenance time, cuts co...

Combining (Open)BIM with GIS for deeper data integration to manage a successful project

Hear from VolkerWessels how in the Zwolle-Herfte railway expansion project in the Netherlands where new tracks had to be laid, roads and bicycle paths had to be moved, and a train tunnel had to be ...

Digital Construction in Rail: Traditional concepts in the technology hype

Strategic partners like Autodesk and Esri provide cloud technology such as ACC that enables more efficient processes, collaboration, and transparency, helping us meet client requirements and suppor...

Maya Train: A Landmark Rail Project within Mexico’s Infrastructure Development | Presentation

Railway Design Automation With Dynamo (Revit & Civil3D)

This session demonstrates how using Dynamo, Civil 3D, and Revit automates the design of complex railway systems like Catenary, tunnel works, and metro platform CCTV, saving time and effort. Automat...

Enhancing track design with C3D turnout catalog | Presentation

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Autodesk Rail Summit 2026 | Speaker benefits

Leap Forward in the Age of Rail Digitalization & Datafication with Dynamic Data Sharing and Civil3D

Discover ProRail's innovative approach to rail asset management, transitioning from traditional drawings to advanced data management with IMX. Learn how Arcadis developed the DynDash platform to in...

Forms, location and assets for Quality management in Autodesk Construction Cloud from engineering to construction phase

Learn how Saipem tackled field quality management challenges using Autodesk Construction Cloud's Build Asset module. Discover how efficient asset organization improves construction tracking and the...

Transforming Rail Construction with technology

This session will be a hands on demonstration showing processes and tools for digital workflows used on the multiple (innovation) award winning KiwiRail's BIM Pilot Project. You will gain visibilit...

Data driven design collaboration for the Amsterdam Central Station capacity upgrade

In the Amsterdam Central Station project, a major upgrade includes the extension of the passenger tunnel and bicycle parking under the existing tracks. This presentation provides insights and best ...

Swiss Quality Meets Innovation: Next-Gen BIM Tools for Railway Design at SBB | Presentation

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Application of AI in Railway earthwork project verification

This session presents a breakthrough approach to optimizing earthwork distribution in rail projects using generative AI. By automating the calculation process using Civil 3D data, our solution redu...

Efficient Management of Railway Projects at MRS with ACC and Insight Builder | Presentation

Autodesk Rail Workflows

Ben Wardell Technical Marketing Manager | Autodesk

Standardize BIM for Rail implementation in the Autodesk ecosystem: what, why and how?

In 2017, Luxembourg's railway owner started to improve the efficiency of their construction projects. They manage various aspects of assets with external design firms and subcontractors using diffe...

Full integration of BIM-GIS and Drone Methodology in Civil Works

This presentation is about the full integration BIM-GIS-Drone, with Autodesk and Esri products. We develop a dashboard integrating ACC and BIM 360 Docs and Glue. Also, through ArcGis applications, ...

Uniting the Bay, Connecting California. The Portal, San Francisco: a Digital Delivery Journey

The Portal project, part of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority’s vision, extends Caltrain and California High-Speed Rail to the Salesforce Transit Center in downtown San Francisco. The 1.3-mile tu...

Modeling railway assets using Civil3D, Revit and automated Dynamo workflows

Rail Baltica is currently one of the most challenging and iconic railway projects around the world. IDOM is responsible for the design of 400km of track (nearly 50% of the total project length). In...

LINK ALLIANCE: Integrated BIM approach for CRL – New Zealand's largest railway project

The City Rail Link is a complex infrastructure project in Auckland that combines civil, tunnels and rail systems. BIM was initiated in the early stages throughout the project life cycle with the ma...

Advancing Digital Transformation to Drive Results for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

This case study highlights how federated, integrated, and automated design workflows transformed the Mattapan Station reconstruction in Boston. Using Infraworks, Civil 3D, Revit, and Esri, the proj...

How can we support Infrastructure Owners to monitor carbon impact of their facilities?

CARBONTRACKER, launched in 2021, highlighted the need for carbon management in infrastructure. This led to innovation projects to support owners with solutions such as TESS, CLIMATE+, TRANSIPLANNER...

Building Resilient Rail Networks with Digital Twin Technology

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GeoAI to exploit point clouds to inform design, construction & operations

To harness the full potential of data, largely unexploited, we developed a solution with Esri’s GeoAI to interpret and classify the scans. We will show how we managed to classify and isolate portio...

Confidence in Motion SYSTRA’s Digital Innovation Journey for Tramways with the Autodesk Ecosystem

Join us as we explore how SYSTRA is transforming digital delivery for tramway projects through the full Autodesk ecosystem—Civil 3D, Revit, Navisworks, ACC, and advanced GIS-BIM collaboration. Thro...

An Introduction to Project Explorer for Civil

Civil 3D design models can contain an overwhelming amount of information. With Project Explorer for Civil 3D you can navigate, share, and report on all this information more efficiently.

Navigating Rail Industry Trends: Key Insights and Strategic Outlook from Engineering Executives | Presentation

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BIM Collaboration Pro for Civil 3D

Understand requirements for setting up a Civil 3D project in BIM Collaborate Pro; including entitlements, software required, and recommendations for success. We will cover project setup and adminis...

Estimate Carbon footprint for meaningful data representation in Autodesk Revit

As a global actor in architecture, urban planning, and design, AREP have developed and implemented the “EMC2B” (Energy, Materials, Carbon, Climate, Biodiversity) approach. As part of this strategy,...

Update on IFC 4.3 for Rail and Infrastructure

This presentation covers the Copenhagen Metro M5 project, focusing on IFC 4x3 and OpenBIM workflows, including Information Delivery Specification and the Object Identification System for classifica...

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Transforming Spanish Railway Infrastructure with Digital Solutions

Jaime Herrero-Velarde WWS | Autodesk Enrique Ruben Gomez Cristobal Global Director for Urban Transport | Sener Mobility Jaime Granell Guyatt Global Head of Transport & Digital Engineering, Engine...

Dynamo Muscles for Civil 3D: Effortless and Powerful Automation for Every Designer not only in Railway Projects

Watch how simple and complex scripts in Civil 3D and Dynamo enhance efficiency in railway project modeling. This session covers automation of modeling tasks, handling dynamic project data, and gene...

Madrid-Atocha Railway Complex: Digital Construction Coordination | Presentation

Autodesk Rail Summit 2022 | Accelerate Sustainable Connections

The Rail Summit was finally back! For two days, we met in Amsterdam to accelerate sustainable connections towards building the rail systems of the future. Watch the video to see how it went and be ...

Beyond the Status Quo: New Approaches to Stakeholder Alignment in AECO Digitalisation | Presentation

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Implementing BIM workflows and processes in Valencia Metro (Line 10) and Usurbil Station project

This class covers the complete design of a Metro line and train station using BIM methodology: starting from a 3D scanning and modelling of the existing conditions, designing and modelling of the s...

Unleashing the Full Potential of Rail Assets delivery with range of Autodesk Solutions

This presentation highlights how SYSTRA uses Autodesk Platform Solutions (APS) with ACC, Civil 3D, and Revit to drive digitalization in rail infrastructure, including civil, systems, design safety,...

Autodesk Capabilities for Next-Generation Railways

Keynote

Qatar Rail - BIM Strategy and Mega Asset Data Management

This presentation explores BIM and Autodesk Platform Services in Qatar Rail Metro from the client’s perspective. It covers challenges like coordinating 100+ contributors, managing mega data, and en...

Parramatta Light Rail Project: transition of data from Digital Models to the Asset Management System | Presentation

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One Rail: Leveraging BIM and GIS for North–South Connectivity in the Philippines | Presentation

From Concept to Commissioning: Digital Delivery in Rail Infrastructure Life Cycle

This presentation explores the role of BIM in the life cycle management of rail infrastructure, from concept to commissioning. It highlights how BIM enhances collaboration, efficiency, and decision...

Leveraging BIM for $3.0 billion Deep-Level Tunnel High-Speed Rail (GTX-B) Project

Explore the application of BIM in a $3 billion railway project across ordering, design, and construction phases. This session covers BIM management using the Korean BIM object classification system...

Next Stop: Sound Transit Advancing Rail Through Digital Innovation in Seattle, Washington | Presentation

Efficiency Underground: Málaga Metro's BIM and IFC 4x3 Integration

The Málaga Metro Line 2 extension used BIM for complex urban construction. Tasks included creating a 3D model for a cut-and-cover tunnel, interdisciplinary coordination using Navisworks, and 5D bud...

Increased BIM Collaboration in Signalling program

Learn how Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) can digitize work instructions and improve field operations in the railway industry. This session covers how ACC tackles challenges like manual instructi...

Autodesk Rail Solution from now to the future

Nigel Peters Senior Project Manager | Autodesk

Confidence in Motion SYSTRA’s Digital Innovation Journey for Tramways with the Autodesk Ecosystem | Presentation

Modellbased train yard project in Norway | Presentation

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Utilizing Issues tools of ACC to replace Whatsapp and Excel | Presentation

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How to model a Civil Engineering like a Digital Twin without 3D Scanning?

Learn how the Marseille subway stations project successfully replicated 62 station platforms in four months. We will demonstrate how to use Civil 3D. Through this presentation, you may discover a n...

BIM and GIS: Data Sharing for Enhanced Project Coordination

The Ontario Line TA GIS Hub was used to effectively organize staff, data, tools and real-time information across the large project team. Based on Esri’s ArcGIS Hub cloud platform, the portal provid...

Connected Digital Twins – Integration of Autodesk Construction Cloud and Esri ArcGIS Online for Smarter Project Delivery and Digital Handover.

The future of smart, sustainable construction lies in digitization. Learn how OHLA integrates BIM, CAD, GIS, Drone data, Field data and more into focused workflows and innovative apps and dashboard...

Update on IFC 4.3 for Rail and Infrastructure | Presentation

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Advancing Rail Systems with BIM: Perspectives from Ownership, Construction, and Maintenance

Pontus Bengtson Senior Business Development Executive | Autodesk Ayman Saleh BIM R&D Manager | Colas Rail Muzammil Navid Sheikh Digital leader | Baneservice AS

How to connect Group Digital Engineering Innovation with Business

Ensuring our R&D investments bring value to our business is not an easy task.

Chamartín: An Open Ecosystem - Building a Digital Strategy for a Living Station

The Madrid – Chamartín redevelopment project stands as the cornerstone of a new urban vision for Madrid. Autodesk Construction Cloud serves as the backbone of this process, acting as a centralized ...

Chamartín: An Open Ecosystem - Building a Digital Strategy for a Living Station

The Madrid – Chamartín redevelopment project stands as the cornerstone of a new urban vision for Madrid. Autodesk Construction Cloud serves as the backbone of this process, acting as a centralized ...

Rail Summit Recap 2025

SYSTRA: How to promote eco-design in rail infrastructure projects

As the ecological and energy transition becomes more demanding, integrating environmental challenges and requirements into our businesses at all stages of the lifecycle is crucial. Going further, i...

Deployment of Laser Scanning in Rail Projects: Cairo Metro Line 1 & Abu Qir Metro

This session explores the application of laser scanning technology in major rail infrastructure projects, focusing on Cairo Metro Line 1 and Abu Qir Metro. It highlights how high-resolution 3D scan...

Utilizing Issues tools of ACC to replace Whatsapp and Excel

Learn how VolkerRail improved project efficiency by adopting Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC). This session covers the shift from Excel and WhatsApp to ACC, streamlining issue tracking and on-site...

Leveraging BIM 360 for effective collaboration at Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

The construction and operation of large metro rail systems requires effective collaboration and coordination between various stakeholders, including owners, designers, contractors, and operators. T...

Innovative Slab Track Solutions

This presentation explores innovative rail industry solutions: IVES (advanced ballastless track construction), V-TRAS (universal transition module for different track types), and RhoMAT (semi-autom...

Future CDE Strategy in Railway Projects: BIM Use from Design to Maintenance | Presentation

BIM Implementation Challenges and use cases in Metro Rail | Presentation

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Enabling Digital Twins for Rail with a Sustainability focus

This WSP led session will show this Autodesk AEC Excellence Award 2020 winning City Rail Link (NZ) project, category Infrastructure, including the Common Data Environment (CDE), Digital Twin framew...

Uniting the Bay, Connecting California. The Portal, San Francisco: a Digital Delivery Journey | Presentation

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Optimizing Rail Energy Project Delivery with BIM and Autodesk

Explore how DB Energie applies BIM and Autodesk Construction Cloud to project management in this session. Using the construction of a new rectifier plant for the S-Bahn in Hamburg as an example, we...

Next Station: Collaboration for High-Speed Rail | Presentation

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Trust, Data, and the Railways of Tomorrow

Autodesk keynote on trust and data.

Future of Making Rail

Autodesk AEC design business strategy will present Autodesk transportation strategy, how trends are influencing our strategy, what are the critical milestones of digital transformation and our plat...

Smarter Drainage Design for a Resilient Rail Infrastructure | Presentation

BIM & GIS Bringing Insights Efficiencies to Rail Infrastructure Management & Operations | Presentation

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How is the digital twin capable of creating a virtuous circle into a mega-project

This session highlights how intelligent automation and BPM are transforming work processes. As the economic downturn demands efficiency, technologies like RPA, AI, and generative AI are streamlinin...

The future of openBIM for Infrastructure with IFC 4x3

buildingSMART is the global hub for open industry standards in construction. Over the past five years, they have been working with industry experts to extend their data model to include infrastruct...

Spain’s leadership in the ecological and digital transition of the rail sector | Presentation

The accelerated Digital Transformation of a national Rail Owner and how to support it's Supply Chain

The presentation content will be on the concrete implementation from the beginning of BIM at CFL until today and its future evolution with all the actions carried out to achieve the 2025 objective ...

GeoAI to exploit point clouds to inform design, construction & operations | Presentation

ACCIONA: Integration of BIM in design & construction activities in the Follo Line Project-EPC TBM

The session will address the implementation of BIM tools, methods, and processes in the Follo Line Project-EPC TBM and how it enabled digital information to become key in decision-making, collabora...

How is the digital twin capable of creating a virtuous circle into a mega-project | Presentation

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Optimizing Railway Safety: Enhancing Firefighting Policies with BIM and AI

This session highlights how BIM and AI were used to ensure compliance with laws for the Philippines' first subterranean mass transit project. Key benefits include $3 billion in cost savings by elim...

Delivering Rail and Civil Projects Through Data-Driven Collaboration

Mikhail Semenenko BIM Manager | Bouygues Travaux Publics Thi Thu Dung Nguyen Chief Engineer | Shimizu Corporation Michele Positano BIM Manager | Webuild Yoshihiko Fukuchi Global Business Develop...

Connected Digital Twins – Integration of Autodesk Construction Cloud and Esri ArcGIS Online for Smarter Project Delivery | Presentation

BIM Level 3 in designing railway infrastructure, with a focus on high-speed rail projects in Poland

This presentation focuses on the exploration of railway infrastructure design processes using BIM methodology and software (Civil 3D, Revit, ACC, AutoCAD). It emphasizes the alignment of design wit...

HDR: Blending the horizontal and vertical worlds into one

The LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS) P3 team is leading the design of the LAWA APM System, a 2.25-mile elevated guideway connecting the Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility with the LAX Central...

Navigating Rail Industry Trends: Key Insights and Strategic Outlook from Engineering Executives

In this panel, three engineering executives reflected on the digital strategy insights shared by rail owners. The panelists discussed key trends that have influenced their firm's digital strategy f...

Utilizing Issues tools of ACC to replace Whatsapp and Excel

Learn how VolkerRail improved project efficiency by adopting Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC). This session covers the shift from Excel and WhatsApp to ACC, streamlining issue tracking and on-site...

Swiss Quality Meets Innovation: Next-Gen BIM Tools for Railway Design at SBB

Discover SBB’s latest innovations in IT and BIM using Autodesk products. This session showcases modeling existing conditions and new designs in Civil 3D and Revit, focusing on railway overhead cate...

Expanding High Speed railway network in Spain. Digitalizing A Coruña railway station

The New High-Speed Station of A Coruña is a BIM project that involves a comprehensive redesign of the tracks and platforms while maintaining rail service. During the presentation, IDOM will explain...

Welcome to the 11th Annual Rail Summit | Presentation

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Optimizing the best railway route using AI and multicriteria analysis | Presentation

Linking Rail Disciplines and Industries for Catenary Design with C3D and Inventor | Presentation

The Power of Alliance Contracting | Presentation

Managing digital delivery on mega rail and infrastructure programs in North America: Lessons Learned

Covey's advice applies to managing digital delivery in AEC. This presentation focuses on best practices from a technical and project management perspective. It shares lessons learned from North Ame...

Driving Efficiency: Implementing BIM Standards Across Engineering Disciplines

DB Engineering & Consulting, with over 6,200 employees, has developed company-wide BIM standards to enhance efficiency and quality in railway infrastructure projects. By adopting a hybrid approach ...

Coordination and Control of Projects in Madrid Chamartín Clara-Campoamor Station | Presentation

BIM implementation in a highly complex environment

Movares, an engineering and consulting firm specializing in railway engineering, is driving innovation and digital transformation. Their BIM roadmap is central to this process, incorporating digita...

COLAS: Managing the complex construction of a tramway line with BIM

The aim of the presentation is to show the collaboration between all project participants in the CDE. Publishing and distributing all construction drawings, documents, and models.

Increased BIM Collaboration in Signalling program | Presentation

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Scaling BIM and Piloting Digital Twins: Driving Efficiency Across 1,000 Station Projects

In this session, we’ll share a behind-the-scenes look at how we’re making it work: the tools, the team mindset, the lessons we’ve learned, and what’s actually helping us scale. We’ll explore how we...

Speed-up Railway Site Management: The power of Automation and AEC Collection

In this presentation FSTechnology will showcase how to achieve up to 40% in overall time reduction for some site supervision activities by automating the estimation of the site physical progress an...

Forms, location and assets for Quality management in Autodesk Construction Cloud from engineering to construction phase | Presentation

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Smarter Drainage Design for a Resilient Rail Infrastructure

We’ll explore how evolving regulatory and environmental challenges in the UK have shaped the way we approach surface water management on major rail infrastructure programmes. By transitioning to ne...

Using Autodesk Tandem To Create Digital Twin Models For Railway Design

Metro Istanbul integrates data from SCADA and energy management systems with Autodesk Tandem. This includes maintenance records for metro station equipment. The aim is to establish a digital twin m...

Enhancing Train Station Construction: Leveraging Standards, BIM Libraries & Sustainable Optimization

How to define standards for train station elements as a basis for the creation of BIM-Content that can be used in the authoring software. Providing up-to-date BIM-Content linked to elements of the ...

The Power of Alliance Contracting

Discover the future of urban transit with the East Harbour Transit Hub (EHTH) in Toronto, Ontario. This innovative interchange station will connect the regional passenger rail network to a new subw...

Digital railway projects on the route to competitiveness and sustainability in Latin America

As Latin America faces development and competitiveness challenges, governments are relying on rail infrastructure to drive progress, competitiveness, employment, and innovation. This session explor...

Welcome to the 10th Rail Summit

Discover the 2024 Autodesk Rail Summit in Copenhagen, focusing on digital transformation, data management, and the future of rail infrastructure. The summit fosters a strong rail industry community...

Future CDE Strategy in Railway Projects: BIM Use from Design to Maintenance

To advance full-scale utilization of BIM, JR EAST is working on building a CDE and developing BIM for pilot projects. In this presentation, we will introduce our development policy for the CDE aime...

Optimizing Railway Safety: Enhancing Firefighting Policies with BIM and AI | Presentation

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Advancing Digital Transformation to Drive Results for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) | Presentation

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Driving Efficiency: Implementing BIM Standards Across Engineering Disciplines | Presentation

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Mind the data gap: how Exodigo develops AI-driven Autodesk workflows keeping rail projects on track

Exodigo is an AI-powered engineering partner that transforms subsurface and site condition data into actionable design intelligence. Our AI-driven automations convert fragmented subsurface and engi...

Application of large language models on the M5 Metro project

Discover how ProjectGPT, powered by large language models, transforms information management on large infrastructure projects like the M5 Metro in Copenhagen. Learn how this innovative app replaces...

Digital Construction in Rail: Traditional concepts in the technology hype | Presentation

Railway Design Automation With Dynamo (Revit & Civil3D) | Presentation

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Smart Solutions for Railway Drainage: Applying InfoDrainage Infiltration Trench Technology to Track Drainage Modelling | Presentation

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Grand Paris Express - Line 15 West South - More than 880 people on their way to full BIM on a major project | Presentation

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Automation for linear Infrastructure project

In this class, we will review how we can enhance BIM modeling automation workflows on Revit and Civil 3D for these disciplines. For that we will take the example of Etihad Rail project where SYSTRA...

The Convergence of BIM & GIS

Connecting BIM & GIS data allows you to design and manage civil infrastructure throughout its entire life cycle more efficiently.

BIM Implementation in Banedanmark’s Signalling Program

The class will cover the use of digital solutions in order to ensure the integration of the ERTMS solution (signalling) into the Danish infrastructure plan. The signalling program is using BIM to i...

BIM 360 and Automation for Dublin's DART + West Rail electrification project

DART+ is a transformative programme of projects that aims to modernise and improve existing railway services in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). In this class, you will learn how IDOM used Autodesk s...