TS EN ISO 22163

TS EN ISO 22163 is a railway quality management system standard intended for use in the railway sector. It builds on the general quality management framework of ISO 9001:2015 and adds sector-specific requirements aimed at the railway industry’s supply chain, product and service reliability, defect prevention, and continual improvement. In practical terms, it provides a common management-system basis for controlling how railway-related products and services are planned, delivered, and improved.

What the railway quality management system is designed to address

The standard sets quality management system requirements that help an organization demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. As in quality management generally, the emphasis is on process-based control, customer satisfaction, and improving the effectiveness of the system. In the railway context, that means paying close attention not only to the final output, but also to the processes and supplier interactions that shape performance across the supply chain.

How the railway-specific layer extends ISO 9001

The distinctive value of this document is that it adapts the ISO 9001 structure to railway-sector expectations. Its focus includes defect prevention, defect reduction, sustaining product quality, and supporting safety-related aspects. From a general technical perspective, this highlights why traceability, process stability, supplier coordination, and controlled change management matter in railway equipment and services. The document is aimed at the management system level rather than defining individual product designs or detailed engineering specifications.

• Quality management system requirements for railway-sector organizations
• Applicable across the railway supply chain
• Emphasis on continual improvement and defect reduction
• Attention to product quality together with safety-related aspects