Topic: Subsidies

AllRail: Sweden’s night train subsidy for Stockholm – Berlin is unfair competition

The alliance of independent passenger rail companies AllRail says plans by Swedish state-owned operator SJ to extend its night train Stockholm-Hamburg to Berlin will cause unfair competition, as…

Belgium to encourage night trains by covering energy and access charges in ‘European first’

To encourage railway operators to run night trains to and from Belgium, the federal government wants to cover the costs of using the rail infrastructure and energy charges.…

Opinion Skimping on infrastructure would be an error of judgement

With the goal of doubling the modal share of rail by 2030, the issue of rail infrastructure has become more critical than ever in many European countries. There…