Rail policy & legislation news
Latest news about railway industry policy, reform, restructuring, planning, law, legislation and regulation worldwide.
‘If it takes 45 days, we will lose the war’: CER warns faster train planning needed to support military mobility
EUROPE: The difficulty in arranging short term paths for cross-border rail traffic is putting rail’s role in military mobility at risk, CER Executive Director Alberto Mazzola has warned.
Comment: Time for a shorter wishlist
European rail advocates remain staunchly committed to a raft of ambitious and complex policy priorities ranging from ticketing reform to 5G telecoms, but the current political reality means accepting that not all can be delivered, argues our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.
Newcastle – Sydney high speed railway moves into development phase
AUSTRALIA: The High Speed Rail Authority has called tenders for consultants and technical advisers to assist with planning for the proposed Central Coast High Speed Rail project in New South Wales, following the government go-ahead for a two-year development phase.
South Korean high speed service recast paves way for operators to merge
SOUTH KOREA: A timetable recast on February 25 has seen national operator Korail and quasi-independent high speed operator Supreme Railways share each other’s routes at the northern end of the high speed network.
RATP suggests ‘Team France’ approach to winning international contracts
FRANCE: Incoming RATP President Xavier Piechaczyk sets out his strategy for the incumbent Paris municipal transport operator as its home market starts to open to competition.
Austrian Federal Railways restructuring planned
AUSTRIA: The Federal Minister for Innovation, Mobility & Infrastructure has tasked Austrian Federal Railways with developing a restructuring plan to make the national railway more agile, efficient and future-proof.
European transport associations make joint call for a €100bn Connecting Europe Facility
Stations funded as Welsh rail prospectus sets out long-term aspirations
Safety action plan follows death of German railway employee
Moldova to separate national railway vertically
Madrid – Sevilla high speed line ready to reopen after Adamuz collision as investigation continues
Germany: Stuttgart 21 delayed again
Great British Railways: ‘The target is to increase use of the railway’
Ireland: Next steps emerge in all-island rail vision
Skills, signalling and military mobility in focus at RailTech Europe event
Comment: Singapore metro ‘scandal’ shows the grass is always greener
Cybersecurity powers needed to ensure Europe ‘does not lose control of its rail networks’
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