All trams in Warsaw to be equipped with ticket machine
By the end of 2019, all trams in Warsaw operated by Tramwaje Warszawskie will be equipped with ticket machines. The municipal operator will install 583 ticket machines in…
Estonia to replace Tallinn-Pärnu rail service with bus connection
The railway service between Tallinn and Pärnu, the fourth largest city in the country, will be cancelled per 9 December this year, announced Estonian rail operator Elron. The…
Bitcoin sales become regular service for SBB
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) started the sale of Bitcoin as a pilot project two years ago and as of Thursday, it has become a regular service. About 6,000…
SNCF to sell its bus subsidiary to BlaBlaCar
French national railway company SNCF is planning to sell its bus subsidiary Ouibus for 101 million Euros. The France-based online carpooling startup BlaBlaCar is most likely to become…
Dutch Railways unveils vision for new train interior
Dutch Railways (NS), architectural firm Mecanoo and project designer Gispen presented their vision on the train interior of the future on Thursday at the Innovation Expo in Rotterdam,…
Survey: 66 per cent of Europeans are satified with frequency trains
According to a survey of the European Commission 66 per cent of Europeans are satisfied with the frequency of trains. 59 per cent of the people who travel…
Network Rail to start trials with 5G
Network Rail and the British government will soon start trials with a 5G network for passengers on the TransPennine Express connection between Leeds and Manchester. The aim is…
Hong Kong High Speed Railway ready for passenger service
The Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High Speed Railway (HSR) is ready for passenger service. The Hong Kong government announced that the trial operations are completed…
BLS accepts two concessions in Switzerland
Swiss railway company BLS AG accepts the concession decision from the Swiss Federal Transport Office (BAV), the company announced on Thursday. From December 2019 BLS will serve for…
Real-time passenger load display launched in Singapore
A system has been launched that displays how crowded certain parts of the train are on LCD screens at station platforms in Singapore. It is designed by Bombardier to allow…