Poland’s first high-speed railway between the Polish capital of Warsaw and the city of Łódź is taking shape with the award of the first design contracts for the 140-kilometre line by project organisation CPK.Read more
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
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
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
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
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
Spanish operator Renfe expects to end the 2023 financial year with a profit before taxes of 98 million euros, president Isaías Táboas said on Thursday, adding that there has been a steep increase in the...Read more
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
Germany’s new long-distance timetable will come into effect on December 11. According to Deutsche Bahn (DB), tickets prices will increase by an average of 4,9 percent as a result of unprecedented cost increases.Read more
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
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
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
Renfe has ended the summer season with more than 7,5 million travellers on its AVE high-speed trains and long-distance services. The Spanish operator has also seen the average occupancy rate recover compared to last year.Read more
The Madrid-Chamartín-Clara Campoamor station earlier on Tuesday became the new terminus for the high-speed services from Allicante and Murcia, thereby assuming its new role as Spain’s main high-speed, long-distance railway node.Read more
A Talgo Avril unit hit 360 kilometres per hour between Ourense and Santiago on Wednesday, breaking the speed record on the Iberian gauge. Hitting this speed was part of commission and certification process of 15...Read more
