Passenger rail industry news
Latest news from the passenger railway industry, including intercity, regional and commuter transport.
Paris Line C investment plan outlined
FRANCE: Paris regional transport authority Ile-de-France-Mobilités has set out revised plans to develop RER Line C, one of the busiest and most operationally challenging in the conurbation.
Prasa restores more suburban rail services
SOUTH AFRICA: Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has restarted its Metrorail suburban rail services on five sections of the networks in the provinces of Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape.
A1 rail link extension in Jerusalem approved
ISRAEL: The National Committee for Design & Construction of Infrastructure has approved proposals for an extension of Israel Railways’ direct A1 line under the centre of Jerusalem.
Trenitalia seeks more business in France
EUROPE: Italian national operator Trenitalia is seeking to expand its presence in the French market by growing both its domestic high speed services and by providing more international links.
ComfortJet cars unveiled in Praha
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator ČD unveiled the first of its fleet of ComfortJet inter-city trainsets in Praha on April 9.
Stadler selected for Bulgarian double-deck train order
BULGARIA: Stadler has been selected to supply seven double-deck electric multiple-units for use by national passenger operator BDZ .
Dublin – Belfast electric-battery trains funded
Request to Stop button ready for trial at Welsh stations
ETCS delays hinder Uruguayan rail revival
Uber looks to bring ridesharing platform to the rail market
European Rail Timetable business for sale
First Mireo Plus B battery-electric multiple-units enter service
ČD and RegioJet competition dispute settled
Manila passenger services suspended to accelerate commuter rail construction
Long-distance electric-diesel-battery trainset unveiled
InterCity East Coast direct award planned
Erasmus+ Interrail pass launched to encourage sustainable travel
The right policies could increase ticket revenue without higher fares, says RIA
Final ICE4 set delivered to Deutsche Bahn
First section of Seoul’s GTX Line A opens
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes operating contract includes rolling stock renewals
Service increase in new Köln S-Bahn operating contract
Stadler to supply inter-city EMUs to GySEV
Record spend at DB as freight volume plummets