Spanish Iryo takes off with inaugural journey
The 21st of November was a major milestone for the Spanish high-speed rail competition, as the inaugural train of operator Iryo took off. There are only a few days left before 25 November, when the...Read more
DB puts finishing touches on new high-speed line
Deutsche Bahn is one month away from the opening of the new Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed line, which will coincide with the start of the new national timetable on December 11. Once officially inaugurated, the line will...Read more
DB lands mammoth contract for operation of Egypt high-speed network
Deutsche Bahn will operate Egypts future high-speed network, the construction of which marks the country’s largest rail project in history. The contract has an initial run time of 15 years and could be worth several...Read more
Turkey inaugurates new commuter railway system
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu inaugurated the Gaziray commuter railway system in the eastern city of Gaziantep over the weekend. Work on the line coincided with installation...Read more
Thalys services between Brussels and Paris severely disrupted
Thalys is forced to cancel a host of planned trains between Brussels and Paris on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the high-speed operator announced on Friday. Earlier that day, the 09:15 from Amsterdam to Paris...Read more
“Greater interest in rail travel, but obstacles in cross-border travel remain”
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
HS2: another week, another tunnel
HS2 Limited, the company building the high-speed railway between London and Birmingham, has launched the next phase of tunnelling on the enormous infrastructure project. The first of six tunnel boring machines that will dig over...Read more
New German timetable: faster connections, additional capacity and new international destinations
Deutsche Bahn has detailed its new timetable, which will come into effect in December. The highlights include two trains between Cologne and Munich every hour, a faster connection between Munich and Stuttgart, extra seats on...Read more
High-speed line in Portugal announced, but the south feels overlooked
A new high-speed line between Lisbon and Porto was announced by the Portuguese government last week. The long-discussed project now seems to start lift off, but cities in the south of the country that are...Read more
Oman Rail and Etihad Rail agree on 3-billion-dollar cross-border railway
Oman Rail and Etihad Rail have agreed to jointly build a new 303-kilometre cross-border railway line that will link the Omani port of Sohar to the UAE National Rail Network. The line will be equally...Read more
DB to invest record amount in new trains and locomotives
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has earmarked a record sum of more than 19 billion euros for investment in new trains and locomotives in the current decade. According to DB, it marks the largest fleet modernisation programme...Read more
New Spanish operator Iryo starts ticket sale
The ticket for the first journeys with Iryo are on sale from Sunday. Starting 25 November, Iryo will be the third operator on the Spanish high-speed network with its initial service between Madrid, Zaragoza and...Read more
Deutsche Bahn unveils new low floor ICE-L
Deutsche Bahn (DB) on Wednesday took the wraps of the new ICE-L, Germany’s first long-distance high-speed train with a low floor for easy access. The train cars will be first used on the international service...Read more