The House of Representatives of the Dutch parliament (Tweede Kamer) wants to know from the Dutch Railways (NS) what measures the carrier will take to address the increasing number of disruptions on the rail network...Read more
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
The Netherlands is receiving a 51 million euro European subsidy to prepare the rail network for faster and easier military transport, as reported by ProRail. With the funding, logistics service provider Verbrugge Zeeland will extend...Read more
Adif embarked on the comprehensive renovation of San Yago station in Galapagar, Madrid, on Monday, as part of the Madrid Suburban Improvement Plan. This initiative, representing an investment exceeding 3.8 million euros, aims to enhance...Read more
The project for the Turin-Lyon railway continues to create controversies in France. The country is running the serious risk of missing out on key EU funds from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The Lyon-Turin Transalpine...Read more
The idea of building a crossing to connect the European and African continents dates back to the 1930s. The decision of FIFA to hold the 2030 World Cup in Morocco, Spain, and Portugal may breathe...Read more
“We expect that the infrastructure that is planned or currently under construction will not be sufficient to meet the targets that have been set out” states a newly released report by Deutsche Bahn titled “Metropolitan...Read more
The European Commission has decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to correctly transpose and applying EU rules concerning rail, it announced on 18 October.Read more
To address the problem of train noise and its impact on communities, CAF MiiRA and Euskotren, the Basque transportation operator, are testing new wheel soundproofing systems on Euskotren’s train fleet. The primary objective is to...Read more
France appears to be lagging behind in the rollout of ERTMS. In 2021, France’s infrastructure maintenance spending was also lower than the European average. These are some of the conclusions of a recent report by...Read more
The opening up of French rail passenger transport services to competition has led to an improvement in the rail offer for freely organised services in 2022, shows a recent report from the French Autorité de...Read more
Around 2,000 demonstrators gathered in the Maurienne valley in Savoie, France, to protest against the construction of a rail link including a tunnel under the Alps between Lyon and Turin. Activists expressed their concern regarding...Read more
The EU Regulation proposal for alternative fuels infrastructure now includes rail. While rail was first not included in the scope of the European Commission’s proposal, it is now after negotiations and efforts of the European...Read more
The European Union Railway Agency (ERA) and the Belgian National Railway Company (SNCB) recently celebrated an important milestone in the implementation of the 4th railway package, with the delivery of more than 50,000 vehicle authorisations...Read more
BackgroundThe Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament unanimously adopted its position regarding the revision of the TEN-T regulations last week. What has been decided in this revision, and what does it mean for...Read more