Europe rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.Regional governments keen to keep Deutschland-Ticket
GERMANY: Transport ministers in the Länder favour keeping the flat-fare Deutschland-Ticket for the long term.
Cross-border train services stepped up
EUROPE: Slovenian Railways and Austrian Federal Railways have launched two cross-border passenger services as an initial step towards better and more frequent connections between the two countries. One links Ljubljana with Villach and the other connects Ljubljana with Pragersko, Maribor and Graz.
Construction starts on Sevilla metro Line 3
SPAIN: Work has started on the construction of Sevilla metro Line 3, following a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Minister of Transport & Sustainable Mobility Óscar Puente and Minister of Housing & Urban Development Isabel Rodríguez on April 8.
ÖBB orders electric multiple-units for eastern Austria
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways has placed a firm order for Siemens Mobility to supply a further 21 Desiro ML electric multiple-units, which the operator brands as Cityjet.
Stockholm metro traffic management systems to be renewed
SWEDEN: Greater Stockholm transport administration SL has awarded Cactus Rail a €35m contract to replace the traffic management systems on the capital’s Red and Blue metro lines and provide 25 years of support.
Torino driverless metro train production underway
ITALY: Representatives from the city of Torino’s infrastructure manager Infra.To have visited the Alstom factory at Valenciennes in France to see the production of the first two cars of four four-car Metropolis trainsets on order.
Bogie maintenance contract
Rack railway tests collision warning system
Pomorskie orders more Impuls2 EMUs with EU funding
Abellio Deutschland sold to BeNEX
Siemens to upgrade København S-bane for driverless operation
Next-generation Railjets enter service to link three countries
‘Price dumping’ row mars Ouigo’s latest expansion
Electrification of two Dutch regional railways funded
Stadler’s Spanish suburban EMUs on test
Interview: Eurofima adapts to a changing market
Paris Line C investment plan outlined
Stars align for night train service
Shining a light on Dutch depots
Bologna issues tram tender to support emerging network
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Portugal: South International Corridor nears completion
RZD orders high speed trains for revived Moscow – St Petersburg project
Talgo Avril high speed trainsets to enter service in May