Rail infrastructure needs to be adjusted to the needs of intermodal traffic, and the revision of the TEN-T regulation is...TENT-T network needs freight-only lines and ‘intermodal gauge’
Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has launched a project to reform rail connectivity in Madrid and connect the stations Puerta de...Adif to link two Madrid stations with high-speed tunnel
Shift2Rail has opened submissions for two projects in a call for proposals. It includes the further development of Digital Automated...Shift2Rail announces call for proposals 2021
Replacing the train detection in the port of Rotterdam
In the coming years, the current train detection system of track circuits in the Dutch port of Rotterdam on the port railway is being replaced by axle counters. The project is the first large-scale application...Read more
Budapest starts with construction of new metro
This week, preparatory work for the construction of a new 2.6-kilometer-long metro tunnel has started in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. This tunnel will soon connect the suburbs to the north and south of the...Read more
Founder of European Sleeper: the time is right for a new night train
In roughly a year from now, the new Dutch private rail operator European Sleeper wants to run its first night train from Prague to Brussels. Co-founder Elmer van Buuren: “The time is right for the...Read more
Belgian government negotiates with NMBS and Infrabel for new contracts
The Belgian government has started talks about new management contracts with NMBS and Infrabel. In order to get the rail infrastructure to a higher level, a performance contract is being concluded with Infrabel. The government...Read more
DB and German aviation sector join forces to move 4.3 million domestic flights to rail
The Association of the German Aviation Industry (BDL) and Deutsche Bahn (DB) are launching a joint action plan to bring about a shift from domestic flights to the railways. In the declaration signed today in...Read more
‘EU Year of Rail should be extended in face of Covid-19’
CER, EIM and UNIFE – among the main rail associations in Brussels – have asked for an extension of the European Year of Rail, as the pandemic hinders the full potential it could have in...Read more
How Latvia segments the railway market for infrastructure charging
There are different ways in which countries determine segments on the rail market for infrastructure charging. In a webinar on 17 March, an online seminar on railway transportation market segmentation was held by LatRailNet, the...Read more
FlixTrain starts ticket sale in Sweden
FlixTrain is starting the ticket sale of it’s new service on the route Stockholm – Gothenburg starting May 2021. It is the first expansion of the open-access operator’s services outside of its home country Germany....Read more
Rhine Valley closure reaches the European Union
Following a month of disruptions in the Rhine Valley after the rockslide on 15 March, railway undertakings decided to raise the matter on a European Union and enforce the German Railway Regulation Act. The Network...Read more
ÖBB and DB present joint route to Brenner Base Tunnel
The route for the new German-Austrian railway line from the north to the Brenner Base Tunnel (currently under construction) has been decided. Of the five possible routes, the so-called ‘purple variant’, which consists of around...Read more