3 projects
All three projects (DESTinationRAIL, GoSAFE RAIL, SAFE-10-T) address infrastructure decision-making, safety management, and condition assessment of rail assets.
Organization
HZ INFRASTRUKTURA D.O.O.
Croatia's national railway infrastructure manager contributing operational expertise and real-network validation to European rail safety research.
Infrastructure providertransportHRNo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
3
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€136K
Unique partners
26
What they do
Their core work
HZ Infrastruktura is Croatia's national railway infrastructure manager, responsible for operating, maintaining, and developing the Croatian rail network. In H2020 projects, they serve as a real-world testbed and domain expert, contributing operational data, infrastructure access, and practitioner knowledge to European rail safety and asset management research. Their participation brings the perspective of a mid-sized EU railway infrastructure manager dealing with aging networks, mixed traffic corridors, and TEN-T integration challenges.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Rail safety management and risk assessmentprimary
2 projects
GoSAFE RAIL focused on global safety management frameworks, while SAFE-10-T addressed safety of transport infrastructure on the TEN-T network.
Decision support tools for infrastructure managerssecondary
1 project
DESTinationRAIL specifically developed decision support tools tailored for rail infrastructure managers.
TEN-T corridor infrastructuresecondary
1 project
SAFE-10-T directly targeted the Trans-European Transport Network, where Croatia sits on key Mediterranean and Rhine-Danube corridors.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Rail decision support tools
Recent focus
TEN-T transport safety
HZ Infra's H2020 participation spans a narrow window (2015–2017 project starts), making evolution analysis limited. Their trajectory shows a consistent focus on rail infrastructure safety, moving from decision support tools (DESTinationRAIL, 2015) toward broader safety management frameworks (GoSAFE RAIL, 2016) and multi-modal TEN-T network safety (SAFE-10-T, 2017). The slight broadening from rail-specific to transport network-wide scope suggests growing engagement with pan-European infrastructure resilience topics.
Moving from rail-specific asset management toward broader multi-modal transport infrastructure safety and resilience on European corridor networks.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: infrastructure_providerReach: European11 countries collaborated
HZ Infra participates exclusively as a partner, never as coordinator, which is typical for infrastructure operators who contribute domain expertise and real-world validation rather than leading research design. With 26 unique partners across just 3 projects, they work in large consortia (averaging 9+ partners per project), reflecting the Shift2Rail and large-scale RIA format. Their role is that of an end-user validator — the organization that will actually use the tools being developed.
Connected to 26 partners across 11 countries through three rail-focused projects, giving them a solid European rail research network. Their geographic spread likely covers major Western and Central European railway research hubs.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
As Croatia's railway infrastructure manager, HZ Infra offers something most research partners cannot: direct access to a national rail network on active TEN-T corridors (Mediterranean and Rhine-Danube). For consortium builders, they provide a Southeast European infrastructure operator perspective that balances the dominance of Western European rail networks in research projects. They are an end-user partner who can validate tools and frameworks under real operational conditions on a network undergoing modernization.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- DESTinationRAILLargest funded project (€75,000) focused on building practical decision support tools specifically designed for infrastructure managers like HZ Infra themselves.
- SAFE-10-TAddressed safety across the entire TEN-T network, positioning HZ Infra within Europe's most strategic transport infrastructure initiative.
Cross-sector capabilities
Civil engineering and structural monitoringRisk assessment and safety management systemsGeographic information systems for infrastructureClimate resilience of transport networks
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