Key Challenges of Smart Railway Station

This paper introduces the main concepts of establishing a smart railway station under the context of smart city. In the recent years, cities are digitally developing to enhance the all aspects of the urban life including economic, social and environmental aspects. These three aspects are considered to be the main pillars of sustainable development of a smart city. A core element in the smart city development is the mobility. This might include the physical mobility of people or the economic mobility. Introducing the smartness concept in the transportation infrastructure will influence the population growth and business needs. Railway points of contact such as the stations that can offer excellent economics development, environmental performance, and punctuality for passengers are recognized as a fundamental component of urban development. Stations are always considered the interconnection between different transportation modes which had to be adapted to the urbanisation growth. The proposed work presents a state of the art review for rail smart station design and illustrates the key challenges that can be faced when thinking in establishment of smart railway station.