‘Rail connection to European ports should be on top of the list’
The interdependency of European ports and rail freight connections has been one of the topics on board of the Connecting Europe Express. In Europe, a large share of rail freight passes through its seaports, yet...Read more
‘The Connecting Europe Express shows the good and bad of European rail’
At the arrival of the Connecting Europe Express in Amsterdam, CEO of Dutch national railways NS Marjan Rintel draws attention to the slow connection with Germany. “From Amsterdam you can go to Paris and back,...Read more‘Flight tax more important for shift to rail than lower track access charges’
“We have to reduce track access charges, and especially Germany has a problem with this”, said Oldag Caspar of Germanwatch during a panel discussion at the arrival of the Connecting Europe Express in Berlin. But,...Read more
CER: include Western Balkans in TEN-T network
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) calls for inclusion of the Western Balkans in the Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) at the Western Balkans Rail Summit 2021. They also advocate adequate funding...Read more
Connecting Europe Express starts its journey
To celebrate the European Year of Rail, a train that will run across Europe has left Lissabon, Portugal on Thursday. In reality, the Connecting Europe Express will consist of three trains due to the different...Read more
Connecting Europe Express route revealed
The route for the Connecting Europe Express was announced on Europe Day (9 May), as Europe celebrates peace and unity. The train begins its journey on 2 September in Lisbon and stops in more than...Read more