The hassle of booking an international train
COLUMN – The reputation of international train tickets is not as positive as it should be. International train tickets are considered expensive and difficult to book. In reality,…
‘Rail connection to European ports should be on top of the list’
The interdependency of European ports and rail freight connections has been one of the topics on board of the Connecting Europe Express. In Europe, a large share of…
‘The Connecting Europe Express shows the good and bad of European rail’
At the arrival of the Connecting Europe Express in Amsterdam, CEO of Dutch national railways NS Marjan Rintel draws attention to the slow connection with Germany. “From Amsterdam…
‘Flight tax more important for shift to rail than lower track access charges’
“We have to reduce track access charges, and especially Germany has a problem with this”, said Oldag Caspar of Germanwatch during a panel discussion at the arrival of…
CER: include Western Balkans in TEN-T network
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) calls for inclusion of the Western Balkans in the Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) at the Western Balkans Rail…
Connecting Europe Express starts its journey
To celebrate the European Year of Rail, a train that will run across Europe has left Lissabon, Portugal on Thursday. In reality, the Connecting Europe Express will consist…
Connecting Europe Express route revealed
The route for the Connecting Europe Express was announced on Europe Day (9 May), as Europe celebrates peace and unity. The train begins its journey on 2 September…
Connecting Europe Express presented at Year of Rail kick-off
The Connecting Europe Express, one of the European Year of Rail 2021’s most emblematic initiatives, was presented on Monday during the official European Year of Rail kick-off conference, organised in…