The Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-RAIL) is a public-private partnership between the European Union and the rail sector, established with a view to contributing to the European Union's Policy priorities and more specifically the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.

EU-RAIL is the legal and universal successor of Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) and is structured around two main pillars: the Innovation Pillar and the System Pillar, complemented by the Deployment Group. It aims at achieving an ambitious transformation of rail with innovative solutions expected to start entering in operational environment as from 2025-2026 horizon.

By 2031, EU-RAIL will have implemented research and innovation activities totaling EUR 2.2 billion since the establishment of S2R in 2016.