CPK decides on third section of planned high-speed line for Poland
Project organisation Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has picked its investor variant for the Sieradz-Poznań line, it said on Thursday. The decision marks another step in preparation for the construction of the Y-shaped high-speed line that...Read more
Rail Baltica high-speed line clears another environmental assessment
Another Estonian section of the planned Rail Baltica project has been given the green light. The compliance of the environmental impact assessment of the fifth out of a total of eight sections was recently confirmed...Read more
Ouigo inaugurates third Spanish high-speed service
Ouigo Spain has launched its third high-speed service last Friday, connecting Madrid to Albacete and to coastal city Alicante. Low-cost operator Ouigo now connects the two cities in less than two and a half hours...Read more
HS2 not being paused, but being ‘bulldozed’ says insider
There has been disappointment from supporters, and delight from detractors, over the news that construction of Britain’s high speed rail project, HS2, would be “paused” over much of its length, with the exception of the...Read more
Lower traction energy costs elevate Renfe’s quarterly figures
Renfe has seen its traction energy costs fall by more than 30 per cent over the last quarter. This has helped the Spanish operator to contain overall costs and reduce its losses. An increase in...Read more
Poland’s CPK wraps up deal for stake in rail infrastructure company Torpol
Little more than two months following the announcement of an acquisition of a controlling 38-per cent share in rail infrastructure company Torpol, Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) last week finalised the deal with the approval of...Read more
Poor punctuality, losses after tax and DB Cargo overshadow DB Group results
The Deutsche Bahn Group on Thursday published its annual results, announcing a positive operating result and being back in the black. Yet behind the positive headlines there are not-so-positive takeaways from the results, such as...Read more
Passenger train and rail freight services back on track in Germany
Train traffic was largely back to normal in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Germany following one of the largest rail and transport strikes in recent history. Regional traffic was first to start back...Read more
Entry of Ouigo and Iryo in Spain made passenger numbers soar
The passenger numbers on the Madrid-València corridor doubled and surpassed one million users in the final quarter of 2022, compared to the same period the year before, shows the quarterly report of the rail market...Read more
Adif begins new phase of work at Chamartín-Clara Campoamor station
March 25th will mark the start of preparatory works, to facilitate the construction of four new high-speed tracks at Madrid’s second busiest station.Read more
Serbian Belgrade-Novi Sad high-speed railway marks 1 year of operations
The Serbian Belgrade-Novi Sad high-speed railway marked its first anniversary on Sunday. The Chinese-built line has transported nearly 3 million people between Serbia’s two largest cities since operations started last year.Read more
RFI kicks off tunnel excavation for Napels-Bari high-speed line in Italy
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) formally set in motion the tunnel excavation works for a section of the Napels-Bari high-speed line in Southern Italy on Wednesday. Present at the launch were minister of Infrastructure and Transport...Read more
SNCF and Nevomo to cooperate on MagRail
Pioneer of maglev-inspired technology for existing railways Nevomo has signed a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) with the French state railways SNCF. The companies will evaluate the benefits of MagRail within the French railway network to...Read more