European cross-border passenger services at the crossroads
In Europe, getting around by train is getting easier. So say the big players in the market. National operators in the international marketplace believe they are on the…
Interview
RailTech Europe ’24: Challenges to market liberalisation in The European Union
As one of the 12 recognized rail associations representing the rail industry at a European level, the non-governmental organisation ALLRAIL, the ‘Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants in…
RFI announces 95 million euro tender for Orte-Falconara rail line doubling
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), the Infrastructure Pole within the FS Group, has launched a tender worth over 95 million euros for the doubling of the Orte-Falconara rail line,…
Interview
RailTech Europe ’24: Towards sustainable tendering for the railways
The many accolades rail receives for being the greenest form of motorised passenger and cargo transport, and an essential component of reaching the European Union (EU) 2050, sustainability…
Adif renovates San Yago station in Madrid
Adif embarked on the comprehensive renovation of San Yago station in Galapagar, Madrid, on Monday, as part of the Madrid Suburban Improvement Plan. This initiative, representing an investment…
Analysis
What has changed in European rail: the highlights of the latest EU report
What is the state of rail in the EU, and what has changed in the past years? To this end, the European Commission publishes a yearly Rail Market…
Bump in the road for 14 billion euro SNCF Réseau high-speed project
SNCF Réseau needs the green light from the French environmental agency before breaking ground on the construction of a 14 billion euro project, extending the high-speed track linking…
US and EU jointly support new African railway line between Zambia and Angola
The European Union and the United States are teaming up to support the development of a new Greenfield African railway line expansion between Zambia and Angola by launching feasibility studies.…
Analysis
Transport ‘largest sector by far’ using PFAS: ‘crucial for the rail industry’
A restriction on the usage of PFAS, a group of widely used chemicals that are increasingly controversial due to health risks, is set to be one of the…
CPK high-speed project obtains 64-million-euro EU grant
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK)’s 140-kilometre-long high-speed railway line project between Warsaw and Łódź has obtained almost 64 million euros of funding from the European Union (EU). The high-speed…