Revolutionizing railway systems: A systematic review of digital twin technologies
September 2025
Digital Twin (DT) technology is revolutionizing the railway sector by providing a virtual replica of physical systems, enabling real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and enhanced decision-making....
Nondestructive testing methods for rail defects detection
June 2025
The rapid progress in the construction of heavy-haul and high-speed railways has led to a surge in rail defects and unforeseen failures. Addressing this issue necessitates the implementation of more...
Development of next-generation high-speed railways: Current status, trends, and suggestions
Available online 13 January 2026
In recent decades, High-Speed Railway (HSR) technology has seen rapid advancements, and the knowledge system in related fields has gradually matured. Providing the speed, safety, and comfort of HSR...
Security of railway control systems: A survey, research issues and challenges
March 2023
With the rapid development of railway transportation, higher requirements for capacity are increasing and amount of communication, computer and control technologies are applied in train control systems...
Adapting railway sector to repel cyber threats: A critical analysis
September 2025
Given the unique challenges facing the railway industry, cybersecurity is a crucial issue that must be addressed proactively. This paper aims to provide a systematic review of cybersecurity threats...
Machine learning in railway catenary inspection: A review of data processing techniques
Available online 3 January 2026
In electrified railways, the dynamic behavior of the catenary system is crucial for ensuring smooth and reliable current collection by electric trains. This process depends on the direct interaction...
A systematic literature review on active control technology of pantograph-catenary system in high-speed railway
Available online 2 December 2025
The Pantograph-Catenary System (PCS) is a critical interface for stable power acquisition in high-speed railways, and its dynamic interaction performance directly dictates the safety and reliability...
Vibration-based bearing fault diagnosis of high-speed trains: A literature review
December 2023
Due to the advantages of comfort and safety, high-speed trains are gradually becoming the mainstream public transport in China. Since the operating speed and mileage of high-speed trains have achieved...
Artificial-intelligent-powered safety and efficiency improvement for controlling and scheduling in integrated railway systems
September 2024
The multi-mode integrated railway system, anchored by the high-speed railway, caters to the diverse travel requirements both within and between cities, offering safe, comfortable, punctual, and eco-friendly...
Railway-CLIP: A multimodal model for abnormal object detection in high-speed railway
September 2025
Automated detection of suspended anomalous objects on high-speed railway catenary systems using computer vision-based technology is a critical task for ensuring railway transportation safety. Despite...
Advanced 6 G wireless communication technologies for intelligent high-speed railways
March 2025
The rapid expansion of railways, especially High-Speed Railways (HSRs), has drawn considerable interest from both academic and industrial sectors. To meet the future vision of smart rail communications,...
A knowledge modeling method for high-speed railway emergency faults based on structured logic diagrams and knowledge graphs
March 2026
Knowledge graphs, which combine structured representation with semantic modeling, have shown great potential in knowledge expression, causal inference, and automated reasoning, and are widely used in...
A review of artificial intelligence applications in high-speed railway systems
March 2024
In recent years, the global surge of High-speed Railway (HSR) revolutionized ground transportation, providing secure, comfortable, and punctual services. The next-gen HSR, fueled by emerging services...
Estimated carrying capacity based on different signal types for Vietnam’s high-speed railway plan
March 2026
Research on high-speed railways is a relatively new yet highly significant field in Vietnam. Among its key components, train control signaling plays a critical role, as it directly affects various interconnected...
Carbon emissions reduction potentiality for railroad transportation based on life cycle assessment
September 2023
This study addresses the comparative carbon emissions of different transportation modes within a unified evaluation framework, focusing on their carbon footprints from inception to disposal. Specifically,...
A generation-based defect detection system for rail transit infrastructure
March 2026
The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for defect detection on railway slopes is becoming increasingly widespread due to their ability to capture high-resolution images over large, inaccessible,...
Multi-Class Rail Defect Detection using Advanced Artificial Intelligence
Available online 10 March 2026
Railway infrastructure demands continuous monitoring to ensure operational safety and prevent catastrophic failures. Conventional inspection approaches, including manual visual examination and non-destructive...
Compact, gain-enhanced 5G mmWave antenna with metallic ground-backed reflector for high-speed railway communication systems
December 2025
This research presents a compact, high-gain millimeter-wave antenna tailored for reliable 5 G communication in high-speed railway environments. The proposed antenna supports dual-band operation at 28 GHz...
A method for predicting random vibration response of train-track-bridge system based on GA-BP neural network
December 2025
To enhance the efficiency of stochastic vibration analysis for the Train-Track-Bridge (TTB) coupled system, this paper proposes a prediction method based on a Genetic Algorithm-optimized Backpropagation...
INS-aided GNSS jamming protection in support of resilient train positioning
September 2025
Railway safety and efficiency increasingly rely on precise train positioning. The integration of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) into railway control systems aims to reduce dependence...
JR East aims for driverless Shinkansen operation
September 2024
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) is aiming to “realize driverless train operation” as one of the key measures to respond to rapid changes in the business environment. Currently, Automatic Train...
Research on intelligent management of air compression refrigeration system in the environmental wind tunnel of high-speed railway trains
March 2026
The environmental wind tunnel of high-speed railway trains serves as a crucial experimental facility for the research and development of high-speed railway technology. The refrigeration system within...
Digital twin-driven structural damage monitoring via multilevel Lamb wave enhancement and transfer learning
March 2026
As structural damage patterns and service environments become more complex, digital twin-based structural health monitoring, with its unique advantages, can compensate for the limitations of data-driven...
High-speed railway and safety: Insights from a bibliometric approach
September 2024
High-Speed Rail (HSR) systems represent a significant advancement in modern transportation. They offer rapid, efficient, and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional rail, air travel and...
Design of self-diplexing and quadruplexing Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) antennas for C- and X-band high-speed wireless applications
September 2025
Compact antenna designs have become a critical component in the recent advancements of wireless communication technologies over the past few decades. This paper presents a self-multiplexing antenna...