Topic: Pandemic

CER: European railways suffered 26 billion loss due to Covid

Passenger train services in Europe lost 24 billion worth of revenues in 2020, while freight services lost 2 billion. This is shown by data collected by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER),...Read more

28-01-2021|Comment|author: Esther Geerts

New railway tracks near Utrecht Centraal station, source: ProRail

Congested railway track in EU doubled over 3-year period

The total length of railway track that was congested in the EU has almost doubled from 2015 to 2018. In total, congestion affected 2,261 kilometres of track in the 27 countries of the EU (3,32...Read more

19-01-2021|Comment|author: Esther Geerts

Railway tracks in Switzerland, source: SBB

Pandemic-weakened EU countries unlikely to waive track access charges

Only a few EU Member States will respond to the call of new EU legislation, allowing for a waiver, reduction or deferral of track access charges as long as the pandemic lasts. There may be...Read more

20-10-2020|Comment|author: Esther Geerts