Finnish Railways focuses on self-service ticketing
More and more passengers in Finland prefer to buy train tickets via the self-service distribution channels. Therefore, VR Group, the country’s national railway operator, is reducing the number of ticket offices at the stations.Read more
Slovenske železnice digitises operational processes
After launching the mobile application for its customers, Slovenian railway operator Slovenske železnice (SŽ) changed the focus of its digital policy. Now it is the turn of operational processes. The railway company intends to digitise...Read more
Facial Biometric Corridor on Eurostar routes to avert deepfakes crime
Work has begun on the instalment of a facial biometric corridor along Eurostar’s high-speed rail routes from London through Europe. This cutting-edge facial recognition system, funded by the UK Department of Transport, will protect railways...Read more
Digital coupling reduces human exposure to risks
The Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking has approved the European DAC (Digital Automatic Coupling) Delivery Programme proposed by its Executive Director on request of the railway undertakings. It will encompass all actors of the European rail sector....Read more
Four key goals for railway-based mobility in Europe
Europe gears up to become the world champion of sustainable and smart mobility. Railways as one of the greenest mode of transport must become crucial in fulfilling the task. This will not come true without...Read more
Finnish Railways unifies ticket sales
Finnish national railway operator VR Group has dramatically altered its ticket sales. The company’s distribution system has been unified for both long-distance and commuter trains. To this end, VR Group developed new digital services.Read more
SNCF to introduce digital platform for infrastructure projects
SNCF Réseau, an infrastructure division of SNCF, will introduce a new digital platform for the construction and modernisation works. The solution was developed by Trimble. With its help, the French rail infrastructure manager will facilitate...Read more
Artificial intelligence supervises social distancing in metros
In order to meet safety requirements in pandemic times, public transport operators need new innovative solutions. To this end, French technology and rolling stock company Alstom has applied its AI-based mobility supervision system to monitor...Read more
Data fusion algorithms provide more advantages for ETCS
Brussels-based railway certification organisation Belgorail has approved the ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2. The latest standard was developed by Alstom and includes the usage of data fusion algorithms. As a result, the solution is able...Read more
European railways highlight key priorities for sustainable and smart mobility
The European Commission should pay more attention to the rail sector in developing the forthcoming ‘Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility’. To this end, three umbrella organisations CER, EIM and UNIFE have published the joint...Read more
Popular routes for digital ticketing in Poland
More and more passengers prefer to travel across Poland by train. At the same time, the digital distribution channels also show a sales increase in train tickets. What directions are popular for digital ticketing?Read more
Strukton Rail department starts with RailApp for scheduling hired workers
Partner articleThe Cables & Pipelines department of construction company Strukton Rail has started using RailApp for hiring staff. After a successful pilot in 2019, the app has been live since March 1, 2020. The closed transaction...Read more
Deutsche Bahn improves ticketing with video machines
100 vending machines with video assistance are available in Germany for the passengers travelling by train. They were installed by Deutsche Bahn within its self-service policy. After the coronavirus outbreak, these apparatuses have taken a...Read more