All quiet on the German train stations
The previously announced rail and transport strike in Germany crippled train traffic on Monday as expected. Deutsche Bahn reported empty train stations and platforms in an update on…
Deutschland-ticket launch may affect Berlin’s 29-euro ticket
The long-awaited 49-euro Deutschland-ticket will be available for purchase from 3 April 2023 on, in preparation for its launch, scheduled for 1 May 2023. Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Berlin’s…
Norway’s troubled Folloban railway to reopen on Sunday
Travellers can once more make use of the Folloban railway between between Olso and the city of Ski starting on Sunday, March 5. The announcement comes following weeks…
Trains in Greece were on collision course ‘for many kilometres’
The first details about the deadly head-on crash between a passenger train and a freight suggest that the trains had been travelling on the same track “for many…
Deutsche Bahn and Lufthansa see major increase in air-rail demand
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Lufthansa have registered a 25-per cent increase in joint air-rail services to and from Frankfurt Airport over the past two years, the companies write…
Demand for free rail passes in Spain shows no sign of slowing down
Following the extension of the programme to issue free train passes for the Cercanías, Rodalies and Media Distancia trains, Renfe has already issued more 1 million free subscriptions…
Do we really need a EU-wide solution for train ticketing issues?
Booking international train tickets in many cases remains an uphill battle. But how all-encompassing does a solution have to be? Should there be a continent-wide roadmap or will…
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What will 2023 bring for international European passenger rail?
Improving rail ticketing, more investments in high-speed rail, and better capacity allocation. That is what the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) hopes to see in…
These were the best-read RailTech pieces of 2022
We covered a variety of topics in 2022, ranging from reporting on rail infrastructure and technology to rolling stock and new trends and initiatives in international train travel…
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How tinted windows can help keeping trains in service in hot weather
Many countries have been ‘enjoying’ record temperatures this autumn. This comes hot on the heels – quite literally so – of record summer temperatures. Climate change puts a…
Skånetrafiken takes over from DSB as operator of cross-border regional train
Swedish regional operator Skånetrafiken will assume responsibility for the regional trains that cross the Öresund straight between Sweden and Denmark from Danish operator DSB on Sunday, when the…
Key Carlisle rail routes back in business following freight derailment
Passenger trains were back on track on Wednesday morning on the Tyne Valley line between Carlisle and Newcastle and the Settle to Carlisle line between Carlisle, Appleby and…
Renfe Rodalies commuter trains collide near Barcelona, dozens injured
One of Renfe’s Rodalies commuter trains ran in the back of another on Wednesday morning at the Montcada i Reixac-Manresa station, on the line heading to Barcelona. The…
One train ticket for a cross-border journey – Within reach or a distant dream?
In little more than a week, RailTech.com will bring together sector experts for a discussion about ticketing and how to make cross-border train travel easier and more attractive…
No joke: ‘Germany’s new 49-euro ticket to be ready by April 1’
State transport ministers in Germany have agreed that the Deutschland ticket, the successor of the successful 9-euro ticket, should be ready no later than April 1 2023. While…