DB starts Deutschland-Ticket selling
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has started to sell Deutschland-Ticket (D-Ticket) from April 3, when passengers were able to purchase a EUR […]
Policy
Increased investment for two Spanish suburban rail networks
Spanish State Secretary for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA), David Lucas, has presented an updated plan to develop Asturias […]
European rail freight sector calls EC to accelerate modal shift
The European rail freight associations (ERFA and CER), together with the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways […]
Slovenia and Serbia to re-establish night train services
The Slovenian Minister of Infrastructure, Alenka Bratušek, and the Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesić proposed the […]
EU targets to shift road to rail transport are “unrealistic”
The EU targets to shift intermodal freight transport from road transport to rail and inland waterways in 2030 and 2050 […]
Canberra LRT phase two enters consultation
The Australian and Australian Capital Territory governments begin public consultation for Canberra LRT phase 2A for which the designs and […]
Agreement to improve Australia’s rail interoperability
The Australian and Victorian Governments and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) have signed the Memorandum of Cooperation to improve national […]
Avanti West Coast obtains contract extension following improvements
Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) has extended the contract for Avanti West Coast for a further 6 months after significant […]
Nationwide German strike shuts down transport services
EVG, the largest railway and transport union in Germany, started a massive strike on March 27, 2023 with more than […]
Increased ticketing flexibility for European rail passengers
The CER 2025 Ticketing roadmap, published in October 2021 by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) commits […]