Rail policy & legislation news
Latest news about railway industry policy, reform, restructuring, planning, law, legislation and regulation worldwide.
Germany: Stuttgart 21 delayed again
After DB cancelled plans for a partial opening later this year and commissioned a further review of the chequered project, the Stuttgart 21 remodelling programme may not deliver its intended benefits until at least 2032. Tony Streeter reports.
Great British Railways: ‘The target is to increase use of the railway’
Railway Gazette International looks at the current state of progress to create Great British Railways as the public sector body which will run the national rail network.
Ireland: Next steps emerge in all-island rail vision
A strategy document has been issued setting out the next steps in delivering the recommendations of Ireland’s All-Island Rail Review.
Skills, signalling and military mobility in focus at RailTech Europe event
NETHERLANDS: The 16th edition of the RailTech Europe trade show will take place at the Jaarbeurs venue in Utrecht on March 4-5 2026, organised by Railway Gazette International’s parent group ProMedia.
Comment: Singapore metro ‘scandal’ shows the grass is always greener
A furore over metro reliability in Singapore has shone a light on the complex question of how railways are perceived. There is evidence that users and policymakers across the world feel railways abroad are somehow ‘better’ than their own, but as our Industry Editor Benjámin Zelki argues, such criticism — whether justified or not — will always be the price of doing business.
Cybersecurity powers needed to ensure Europe ‘does not lose control of its rail networks’
EUROPE: Railway supply industry association UNIFE has called on the European Commission and the EU Agency for Cybersecurity to proactively work to prevent rail networks being interfered with by ‘high-risk non-EU suppliers’.
Swiss Federal Council develops multimodal 2045 transport plan
Ticketing and access to secondhand rolling stock lead European Commission’s 2026 rail agenda
High speed and freight corridors announced in budget as Indian Railways capex hiked again
Work starts to reopen railway to Contrexéville using novel delivery model
Rail defects come under scrutiny as Spanish high speed crash investigations continue
Armenia and USA agree plan for TRIPP Corridor
USA: Committed voters and sound planning keep Seattle’s light rail growing
Asset Maintenance: Cracking the nut of rising costs
Investment: Belfast summit reflects all-island rail momentum
Trans-European Transport Network core completion date cannot be met
USA: Learning lessons from the California high speed rail programme
Germany: Deutschlandtakt vision shapes capacity planning
ERA report proposes enhanced wheel inspection regime to resolve post-Gotthard accident impasse
Cypriot railway ambitions revived
European rail supply industry sets out hopes for new EU Council presidency
Japan: Shinkansen extensions under scrutiny amid cost and population pressures
Japan: Shinkansen alternatives sought to enhance connectivity along the Honshu coast
Telecoms: Australia needs to address GSM-R obsolescence