The European Commission does not accept the awarding of the main domestic train traffic for the coming years to NS. The Netherlands must provide explanations again. The case could end up in front of the...Read more
German state-owned railway company Deutsche Bahn is selling Arriva group, active in passenger transport in 10 countries across Europe, to the global investment fund I Squared Capital. The transaction is expected to close in 2024,...Read more
The UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) has granted CrossCountry, an arm of the Arriva Group, a new contract to continue operating its extensive long-distance and inter-regional services throughout Great Britain. The renewed contract encompasses...Read more
Since May this year, many of Arriva’s regional trains in the Netherlands have stopped running on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). According to Arriva, the cost of this more sustainable fuel is currently shooting through the roof....Read more
Competition for the Thalys between the Netherlands and Paris may just arrive within several years. Both Arriva and Qbuzz have officially requested to operate trains in open access to Paris. Qbuzz also made a request...Read more
Various Dutch media reported in recent days about the forthcoming intercity connection from Eindhoven to the German Aachen. It should start operating at the end of this year during peak hours and at weekends. However,...Read more
Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands have signalled their intention to start a new cross-border rail service between the German city of Aachen and Liège in Belgium in December. In the Netherlands, the new service by...Read more
By December 2023, it should become possible for the first time to travel between the Dutch city Eindhoven and the German Aachen by train. The Dutch provincial government of Limburg has taken the lead in...Read more
Two UK trades unions have called a fresh round of strikes for later this month. There has been a failure to find any resolution to the wide-ranging disputes over pay and conditions. The Rail, Maritime...Read more
VR Group from Finland is acquiring Swedish bus and railway company Arriva Sweden, previously owned by Deutsche Bahn. With the takeover of Sweden’s third largest train operator, VR Group wants to grow and strengthen its...Read more
Arriva, Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail and Stadler have evaluated last week’s trial runs with a modified Stadler WINK train set, labelling it a success on Thursday. Read more
Arriva is allowed to offer three new open-access train services in the Netherlands from 2023, a breakthrough in the country. The trains will run partly at night, once a week between Groningen and Schiphol and...Read more
Regional transporters want to prevent Dutch Railways NS from holding the exclusive right to run trains on the Dutch main railway lines for ten years from 2025. The Dutch Mobility Companies Federation (Arriva, EBS, Transdev,...Read more
Arriva launches its first MaaS (Mobility as a Service) solution in Europe, starting off in the Netherlands. With the glimble app, different modes of travelling are combined for planning, booking and paying for a journey.Read more
Arriva has submitted an application in the Netherlands to run two night trains to Amsterdam from 2023, one from Groningen and one from Maastricht. The rail operator wants to compete with Dutch Railways NS on...Read more