EUR 2.7 billion for the largest rail-road JV in Norway
Ringeriksbanen (Ringeriks rail) is part of the InterCity initiative and together with E16 Høgkastet-Hønefoss, it is the largest joint venture […]
December 2017
Jokeri LRT, a needed cross-region link
Finland’s two biggest cities, Helsinki and Espoo, have decided to build a light rail called Jokeri. Espoo is located in […]
Helsinki committed to metro development
Helsinki is one of the big European capitals that form their transport system based on public and railway transport, becomes […]
Auvergne Rhône-Alpes agreement: what are the changes for the TER system?
After two years of negotiations, the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region and SNCF have finally reached agreement on the new TER convention. […]
Reforming French regional railways: mission (almost) impossible?
At the end of the transfers of transport powers from the State Departments to the Regions, and the resumption of […]
Poland’s rail passenger competition increases
Attracting passengers to railways is not just a trend, it is an important element which supports the environmental and economic […]
UK sets its future rolling stock
Great Britain’s Department for Transport has published the third document on rolling stock perspectives aimed to approach environmental challenges, new […]
Boosting European innovation
With a seven-year duration, since 2014 to 2020, Horizon 2020 is the largest research and innovation investment project in the […]
Košice-Vienna rail line, estimated at EUR 6.7 billion
The CEO of the Austrian Railways (ÖBB), Andreas Matte, estimated the construction of the broad gauge rail line to Vienna […]
Shift to rail or the fight against transport habits
Over the past years, many measures have been adopted to reduce climate change impact worldwide, at regional and national level […]