Russian Railways in fighting COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had forced Russian Railways to significantly change its operations. After suspending almost all the international trains, it is still running the domestic connections with some safety restrictions and disinfection campaigns. Additionally, the...Read more
Digitalisation keeps railways moving during pandemic
With the spread of the coronavirus in Europe, railways are facing many challenges. One of them is to reduce contact between staff and customers while maintaining stable and safe operations. To this end, digital solutions...Read more
Titanium dioxide proves efficiency for disinfecting trains
Titanium dioxide has proved its efficiency for cleaning and disinfecting trains. It reduces the number of bacteria inside the carriages up to 99 per cent. The tests have been carried out by the Polish regional...Read more
Share of digital train tickets grows enormously in Russia
More and more passengers in Russia prefer to buy tickets for long-distance trains by using digital distribution channels. In 2019 the share of electronic tickets has set a new milestone: 57 per cent of total...Read more
European shift to train travels reduces CO2 emissions by 8.4 million tonnes
If travellers took the train en masse instead of taking the plane to travel from one European city to another, CO2 emissions would be up to 10 per cent lower. A saving is around 8.4...Read more
DG Move outlines key priorities for EU railways
The European Commission is developing a new transport strategy. How it sees the future of the railway sector, what technologies will change it and why the railways should be integrated with other modes of mobility....Read more
Automatic train tickets gain popularity in Switzerland
In three months after the launch of automatic ticketing for train journeys in Switzerland, this service has overcome the first milestones. More than 500,000 customers have registered to use this option. They performed over 1,2...Read more
Seven key trends of EU rail sector in 2019
In 2019 the European railways continued their way towards automatisation and digitalisation. These two main trends significantly defined the development of the EU rail sector. But they were not the only ones. This list could...Read more
UK waves goodbye to Virgin Trains
United Kingdom has waved goodbye to Virgin Trains. The railway operator has been operating on the West Coast Main Line for over 22 years. It was the UK’s last railway enterprise owned by business magnate...Read more
Ostrava to phase out paper tickets in trams
Ostrava, the third-largest city in Czechia, will phase out paper tickets in trams and other modes of public transport. Local transport operator DPO will sell them only by the year’s end. Finally, the paper tickets...Read more
Belarusian Railway launches ticket app
Belarusian Railway has launched its mobile ticket application. It was open to all passengers after the two-month successful tests. The programme is available for installing on smartphones and tablets using Android and iOS operating systems. The...Read more
SBB introduces automatic tickets for all passengers
After successful one-year tests, SBB has introduced automatic ticketing for all passengers on a regular basis. With the new service known as ‘EasyRide’, the customers of the Swiss railway company got a new opportunity for...Read more
Next stage of digitalisation for Belarusian Railway
Belarusian Railway continues to move further towards digitalisation. The state-owned company is developing its own mobile application to sell tickets on its trains. It will be finalised by the year’s end and become a new...Read more