To encourage railway operators to run night trains to and from Belgium, the federal government wants to cover the costs of using the rail infrastructure and energy charges. A proposal for this that was submitted...Read more
Adif, the Spanish infrastructure manager, provided data on the development of the Mediterranean Rail Freight Corridor since 2018 for the four regions it will cross: Andalusia, Murcia, Valencia, and Catalonia. Once completed, the Mediterranean Corridor...Read more
After several years of track work on the Norwegian side, Swedish operator SJ will resume the cross-border trains between the capital cities Stockholm and Oslo from December 11. There will be five departures in each...Read more
International train travel is increasingly popular, but booking a ticket is often too complicated. At the digital event RailTech Live, we will discuss the latest in cross-border ticketing, and what needs to happen to make...Read more
The transport ministers of the EU countries talked about the development of high-speed rail lines in different parts of Europe at an informal meeting in Prague on Friday. Currently having the presidency of the Council...Read more
Setting up a maintenance and knowledge network for rolling stock equipment and signalling is one of the things Alstom is working on. “Locomotives already run all over Europe, and by linking our own workshops, certifications...Read more
A resolution to improve passenger experience when planning and booking international rail tickets was adopted at the High-Level Passenger Meeting in Prague by CER, UIC and the CEO of Czech Railways on October 6. To...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
Adif has awarded a contract for the preparations for switching the 138-kilometre long Huesca-Canfranc line in Spain to the standard gauge. It is part of an effort to reopen a cross-border railway across the Pyrenees...Read more
European railways have been given until the end of this year to come up with a ticketing system that is accessible to all via an app, European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans has said in a...Read more
A new fire regulation in Italy can complicate the existing connections for international operators to the southern European peninsula. Although vital for a safe and resilient rail transport, these new regulations at the moment present...Read more
The European Commission has selected 135 transport infrastructure projects to receive subsidies from CEF transport, an EU funding instrument with a budget of 5,4 billion euros for this round. Eighteen of the selected projects are...Read more
To improve the connections to neighbouring European countries, Ukraine is planning and carrying out railway construction works. The efforts include reopening sections of railway that have been out of service for years, which can play...Read more
With the European market increasingly opening up to private operators and with the comeback of night trains well underway, the availability of rolling stock has become a large obstacle, especially for open-access train operators. What...Read more
Interview“We all know that booking international rail tickets can be quite difficult, but how big is the problem?” That was the question that Thomas Preslmayr and students of the Austrian St. Pölten University of Applied...Read more