Passenger rail industry news
Latest news from the passenger railway industry, including intercity, regional and commuter transport.
Germany: Deutschlandtakt vision shapes capacity planning
Development of a medium-term capacity utilisation strategy is a key building block that meets European requirements whilst supporting the roll-out of Germany’s planned national regular-interval timetable over the coming decades.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine trains ordered
FRANCE: National passenger operator SNCF Voyageurs has placed a €80m order for a further 10 CAF-Alstom Régiolis trainsets on behalf of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine région.
Baden-Württemberg places €500m EMU order
GERMANY: The Land of Baden-Württemberg has awarded Alstom a €500m contract to supply and maintain a further 26 Coradia Max partly double-deck electric multiple-units.
Ethiopian hub airport to be served by 200 km/h rail link
ETHIOPIA: Work has begun on a major hub airport at Bishoftu which is to be connected to the existing Bole International Airport and the capital Addis Ababa by a 38 km railway.
Consortium selected to supply driverless suburban trains for København
DENMARK: DSB has selected a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Stadler to supply and maintain a fleet of electric multiple-units for the conversion of København’s S-bane suburban rail network to unattended automatic operation.
‘Great day’ for northern Ontario as first Northlander train is delivered
CANADA: Siemens Mobility has delivered the first of the locomotive-hauled trainsets ordered for the revival of Ontario Northland’s Northlander passenger service, which will run 740 km from Timmins-Porcupine station to Toronto Union.
Model Stations concept demonstrates inclusivity enhancements
Three shortlisted for Boston commuter train operating contact
French night train rolling stock order delayed
Cypriot railway ambitions revived
Alstom wins Mexican rolling stock contracts as two passenger rail projects make headway
370 km/h high speed trainset development programme completed
Investment group EQT to acquire Arlanda Express airport train operator
Japan: Shinkansen extensions under scrutiny amid cost and population pressures
Poland’s PKP Intercity seeks high speed train fleet
Koleje Mazowieckie orders more Flirt EMUs
Japan: Shinkansen alternatives sought to enhance connectivity along the Honshu coast
Accessible rack railcars with provision for automation to modernise Swiss line
Investor backs Trenitalia’s ambition to launch Paris – London train service by 2029
Telecoms: Australia needs to address GSM-R obsolescence
Property acquisition starts as Mindanao Railway project gathers pace
Japan: Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to Osaka comes at a cost
SNCB finally awards AM30 train contract to CAF
Japan: Delays and demographic dilemmas hinder Hokkaido Shinkansen ambition