Railway line between Serbia and Hungary opens for passenger trains after 8 years of closure
After 8 years, rail passenger transport between Szeged in Southern Hungary and Serbian town Szabadka started up again on November 28, announced Hungarian State Railways. Five pairs of passenger trains per day now run between...Read more
England’s new Derbyshire and South Yorkshire rail link moves closer
It could soon be all aboard a long-campaigned for rail service connecting the market town of Chesterfield in North East Derbyshire, with the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire. The Barrow Hill Line, which is...Read more
First run for Grand Paris Express new metro line 15 successful
A decade after declaring this line essential for the public, and following eight years of getting ready and two years after finishing work on this part, a metro has finally run on two kilometres of...Read more
New technologies to eliminate railway accidents: Digital Twins and more
Efficient and secure railway operations are vital to the global economy. Railways transport billions of tons of freight and passengers every year across thousands of miles of tracks, linking municipalities and countries. To put it...Read more
Ukrainian Railways launches new part-night train service to Budapest and Vienna
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) is launching a new part-night train service to Budapest and Vienna from December 10. As of December 10, a new direct train No. 143/146 Vienna-Chop-Vienna will start running, the schedule of which will...Read more
Infrabel invests in three new rail security devices
Six years after a terrible train accident in Morlanwelz (Hainaut) that claimed the lives of two track workers and injured five others, Belgian rail infrastructure manager Infrabel presented two safety systems that are new in...Read more
No Eurostar to London from the Netherlands for six months
Between June 2024 and January 2025, no Eurostar trains to London can depart from the Netherlands, NS International announced. This 6-month interruption of direct travel is shorter than the previously estimated 11 months and is due...Read more
Controversial Calvert crossover as HS2 and EWR meet
Britain’s two contentious and controversial independently promoted rail developments have met. The crossing point for HS2 and East West Rail is in rural Buckinghamshire, and civil engineering has been completed on the grade-separated crossing. The...Read more
Rail Baltica reportedly faces setback: ‘more expensive and delays’
The Rail Baltica international railway project will cost significantly more than originally planned and is facing delays, according to reports of the investigative Latvian television show De Facto. A railway bridge across the Daugave river in...Read more
SNCF and Air France launch 8 more Train + Air routes
SNCF and Air France have added 8 connections to their “Train + Air” routes to and from Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly, bringing the total number to 41. This service allows customers to combine train...Read more