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Use cases
In this page you learn what is a use case and find a list of railML® use cases.
While the emphasis of the railML®-wiki lies in documenting single elements in a bottom-up approach, we also try to help users to capture the concepts of railML® via examples and use cases in a top down approach.
What is a use case?
A use case can be defined as a single task, performed by the end user of a system, that has some useful outcome*. It is described as a list of steps (actions or events) to achieve this outcome.
A use case in terms of railML® is an application of data exchange between at least two IT systems in the railway domain, where railML® can be used as a format and language for the data to be exchanged. The aim of the use case description is to formulate requirements on the technical implementation of the data exchange.
What distinguishes a use case from an example is, that examples will typically consist of pieces of railML®-code, whereas use cases will typically be formulated in natural language or Unified Modelling Language (UML). Examples are solutions to use cases.
railML® Use Cases
By category
CO Use Cases – IL Use Cases – IS Use Cases – RS Use Cases – TT Use Cases – Category:Use cases by company
List of pursued use cases
View/edit list on the separate source page
Directing Subschema |
Involved Subschemas |
Implemented in railML® version (lowest) |
Implemented in railML® version (highest) |
Priority |
Description (EN) | Description (DE) | Description (FR) | Abbreviation |
Reported by | Status how to interpret the status |
Edited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | IS | 3.1 | 3.2 | X | Routes for timetable simulation (former: Capacity operational simulation) |
Fahrstrassen für Fahrplan simulieren (ehemals: Leistungsfähigkeit Simulation) |
(ancien: Simulation de la capacité) |
RSIM | Jernbanedirektoratet/BaneNOR (erstwhile: Jernbanedirektoratet Capacity Dpt) |
consolidated | 20220627152143 by User:RailML Coord Documentation |
| IL | 3.1 | 3.2 | X | Interlocking module engineering data (former: Interlocking engineering) |
Stellwerksprojektierung | Invariants des système d’enclenchement | IMED | Thales Germany | consolidated | 20220627152107 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |
| IS | 3.1 | 3.2 | X | Schematic Track Plan | Schematische Gleisplandarstellung | Plan du tracé schématique | SCTP | JBD/BaneNOR | consolidated | 20220627152035 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |
| IS | 3.1 | 3.2 | X | Network statement of an infrastructure manager | Schienennetzbenutzungsbedingungen eines Infrastrukturbetreibers | Document de référence du réseau de opérateur réseau ferroviaire | NEST | SŽDC/ProRail/BaneNOR | consolidated | 20220627151752 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |
| IS | IL | 3.2 | 3.2 | X | ETCS track net | ETCS | Thales | consolidated | 20230116153009 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||
| IS | IL | 3.2 | 3.2 | X | ETCS track net | ETCS-a | Thales | consolidated | 20230116153009 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||
| IS | IL | 3.2 | 3.2 | X | ETCS track net | ETCS-b | Thales | consolidated | 20230116153009 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||
| IS | IL | 3.2 | 3.2 | X | ETCS track net | ETCS-c | Thales | consolidated | 20230116153009 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||
| TT | RS, IS | Duty planning and staff shifts | Dienstplanung und Personalschichten | Planification des permanences et affectation du personnel | SHFT | writer: ÖBB Personenverkehr; reviewer: INIT |
consolidated | 20220718120429 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| TT | Long Term Strategic Timetabling | Langfrist-Fahrplanerstellung | LTST | writer: SMA (22.12.16); reviewer: HaCon (28.06.22) | consolidated | 20220718111457 by User:RailML Coord Timetable | |||||
| TT | 3.2 | 3.2 | X | Passenger information at stations | Fahrgastinformation am Bahnhof | Information voyageurs en station | writer: PSI (20.05.15); reviewer: Init | consolidated | 20220627151304 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||
| TT | Adopt vehicle working scheduling to timetable changes | Umlauf an Jahresfahrplan anpassen | writer: IVU (21.05.15) ; reviewer: HaCon | consolidated | 20220627181146 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||||
| TT | Exchange of formation data | Austausch von Wagenreihungen/ Behängungsdaten | writer: iRFP (21.05.15); reviewer: IVU (22.09.16) | consolidated | 20220714174722 by User:RailML Coord Timetable | ||||||
| TT | A timetable for a competition (call for proposals) | Ausschreibungsfahrplan | writer: iRFP (21.05.15); reviewer: IVU (22.09.16) | consolidated | 20220711115126 by User:RailML Coord Timetable | ||||||
| TT | Timetable Information | Fahrplanauskunft | Renseignement sur l'horaire | TINF | writer: HaCon (13.03.15); reviewer: IVU | consolidated, under revision | 20220704174124 by User:RailML Coord Timetable | ||||
| IS | 3.1 | 3.2 | X | RINF Reporting | RINF Meldung | Rapports RINF | RINR | SNCF Réseau | merged into NEST | 20220627151926 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |
| IS | 2 | Track Geometry | Gleisgeometrie | TRGE | ÖBB Infrastruktur | review | 20220627180424 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||
| IS | TT, IL | 3.2 | 3.2 | X | Integrated TMS | Integriertes Verkehrsmanagement | - | ITMS | Bombardier | draft | 20220627151215 by User:RailML Coord Documentation |
| TT | IL, IS, RS | 3.2 | 3.2 | X | Traffic Management Plan | writer: Thales; reviewer: ??? | draft | 20220627151152 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| IS | 2 | Passenger Information System | Fahrgast-Informationssystem | Système d'information voyageurs | PISY | draft | 20220627180444 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||
| IS | TT | 2 | Driver Advisory System (DAS) | Fahrerassistenzsystem | Système d'assistance au conducteur (DAS) | DASY | IS | draft | 20220627180223 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||
| IS | 2 | Railway Infrastructure Recording | Erfassung der Schieneninfrastruktur | Enregistrement des infrastructures ferroviaires | ISRC | Bahnkonzept | draft | 20220627180208 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| IS | 3 | Positioning and Map-Matching | Positionierung und Kartenvergleich | Positionnement et correspondance avec la carte | POSI | draft | 20220627180151 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||
| IS | 3 | Asset status representation | Darstellung des Infrastrukturzustands | Représentation de l'actif | ASSR | DLR for IN2Rail project | draft | 20220627180136 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| IS | 3 | Exchange of planning parameters for interlocking with suppliers | Austausch von Planungsparametern für Stellwerke mit Herstellern | Échange de paramètres de planification pour l'interconnexion avec les fournisseurs | ISIL | IS | draft | 20220718114553 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| IL | 4 | Operation and Control | Betriebsführung | Commande et Control | draft | 20220627180104 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||||
| IS | 3 | Maintenance Planning | Wartungsplanung | Planification de la maintenance | MAPL | draft | 20220627180051 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||
| IL | 4 | Interlocking engineering for signalling | Stellwerkstechnik für Signalisierung | Systèmes de verrouillage de la signalisation | Jernbaneverket Signalling Dpt | draft | 20220627180035 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||
| IL | 5 | Site preparation data for Signal Controlled Warning Systems | Daten zur Standortvorbereitung für Rottenwarnsysteme | Données de préparation pour le Systèmes d'avertissement commandés par signal | SCWS | Thales Austria | draft | 20220627180019 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| IL | 6 | Hardware and cable plan | Aussenanlage und Kabelplan | Plan matériel et câble | draft | 20220627175953 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||||
| IS | 3 | Capacity Planning | Kapazitätsplanung | Planification de la capacité | CAPL | JBV/BaneNOR | draft | 20220627175934 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| IS | 3 | NRE Reporting | NRE Meldung | Rapports NRE | NRER | ÖBB Infrastruktur | draft | 20220627175921 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| IS | 3 | Speed directory | Verzeichnis der zulässigen Geschwindigkeiten | Liste des vitesses autorisées | SPED | ÖBB Infrastruktur | draft | 20220627175902 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| IS | 3 | Timetabling | Fahrplanerstellung | horaires | ISTT | ProRail | draft | 20220627175845 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| IS | 3 | CAD for railway signaling | CAD für Zugsignalisierung | CAD pour la signalisation ferroviaire | CASP | RailComplete | draft | 20220627175826 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| IS | 3 | Capture schematic visualisation information of track assets | Erstellung schematischer Visualisierungs-Informationen von Schienenanlagen | Capture des informations de visualisation schématique des actifs de la piste | draft | 20220627175807 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||||
| IS | 3 | Railway Simulation Laboratory | Eisenbahnbetriebslabor | Laboratoire de simulation ferroviaire | RLAB | ČVUT | draft | 20220627175749 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||
| TT | TAF/TAP TSI requirements | TAF/TAP TSI Anforderungen | writer: ERA; reviewer: Bahnkonzept | draft | 20220627181113 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||||
| TT | Slot ordering | Trassenbestellung | writer: SMA (17.09.16); reviewer: iRFP | draft | 20220627181044 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||||
| TT | Passenger information inside the train | Fahrgastinformation im Zug | writer: Interautomation (17.01.17); reviewer: PSI and iRFP | draft | 20220627181025 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||||
| IS | IL, RS, TT | Exchange of Logical Train Positions | writer: Siemens Switzerland; reviewer: ??? | draft | 20220718115017 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||||
| IS | Posession Management | Daten für Betra und Gleissperrungen | POMA | writer: Siemens Germany (10.01.22); reviewer: HaCon | draft | 20220718120215 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | |||||
| RS | Traction power supply simulation | Simulation der Bahnstromversorgung | 20220627181311 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||||||
| RS | Operational simulation | Betriebssimulation | 20220627181256 by User:RailML Coord Documentation | ||||||||
| IS | 9 | Railway Infrastructure Visualisation | Visualisierung von Schieneninfrastruktur | Visualisation de l'infrastructure ferroviaire | ISVI | outdated | 20220627175717 by User:RailML Coord Documentation |
List of deferred use cases
These use cases have been shelved. Feel free to return them on track.
Directing Subschema |
Involved Subschemas |
Implemented in railML® version |
Priority |
Description (EN) | Description (DE) | Description (FR) | Abbreviation |
Reported by | Reason Why is this UC on hold? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 7 | Data prepration for signalling | Datenbereitstellung für Stellwerkssysteme | Préparation des données signalisation | DPRS | EULYNX (erstwhile) | EULYNX withdrew from development | ||
| TT | Automatic Route Setting (ARS) Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) |
Zuglenkung | writer: Toshiba?; reviewer: PSI |
Currently no demand | |||||
| TT | Operational simulation timetable | Betriebssimulation Fahrplan | writer: OTRT?; reviewer: SMA |
Currently no demand |
How to interpret the status
| Status | Description | participation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
railML® community |
reporting party |
railML® scheme coordinator |
railML® governance board |
railML® scheme development group
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pre development |
planned | the use case is planned, but there is no draft available by now; usually there will be no article about this use case in the wiki; Sometimes some basic ideas will be published | × | ||||
| draft | a user has submitted a draft. Usually there will exist an article about the use case where you find the draft | ☒ | |||||
| consolidated | the draft has been reviewed and accepted by the scheme coordinator | × | × | ☒ | × | ||
development phase |
requirements | the development phase begins with an assessment, if and how the railML® schema has to be refined as to depict the use case | × | ☒ | × | ||
| model | the requirements of this use case have been implemented into the currant railML® schema | ☒ | × | ||||
| finished | the use case has been completely implemented, documented and released | × | ☒ | ||||
| postponed | if an unfinished use case is not being barried further for several months, it will be listed as postponed | ☒ | |||||
| ×=participates — ☒=is responsible | |||||||
How to contribute a use case
Generally speaking, contributions to railML® and this wiki are appreciated. For contributing use cases, please follow our UC guideline.