Passenger rail industry news
Latest news from the passenger railway industry, including intercity, regional and commuter transport.
Service increase in new Köln S-Bahn operating contract
GERMANY: Following a European tender, transport authorities go.Rheinland and VRR have selected incumbent DB Regio for a contract to operate Köln S-Bahn services until December 2032.
Stadler to supply inter-city EMUs to GySEV
HUNGARY: Hungarian-Austrian cross-border operator GySEV has signed a contract for Stadler to supply nine inter-city electric multiple-units with an option for four more.
Record spend at DB as freight volume plummets
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn carried more than 1∙8 billion passengers in the year to December 31 2023, up by nearly 6% on the previous year.
Passenger services to be restored on Porto orbital line
PORTUGAL: Agreement has been reached to restore passenger services on an orbital line in the northern suburbs of Porto.
Communication training to improve suburban train accessibility
AUSTRALIA: Adelaide suburban train operator Keolis Downer Adelaide has been accredited under the Communication Access Symbol initiative to help passengers with communication difficulties.
Berner Oberland-Bahnen increases EMU order
SWITZERLAND: Berner Oberland-Bahnen has awarded Stadler a SFr38.6m contract to supply a further four ABeh4/8 three-car electric multiple-units.
Avanti West Coast won’t be nationalised, says Minister
Moon railway concepts commissioned
Dogs and bikes added to ticketing app
Basque region to take over RENFE suburban routes
RegioJet to launch night train to Ukraine
‘Rosetta Stone’ of train data to boost performance honesty
Tsuruga joined to Shinkansen network
Turkish elections bring rail plan announcements
Facial recognition could remove the need for tickets
Further concerns raised about Dutch train operating contract
Mallorca EMU delivered
Alstom and SLC plan to enter the open access passenger market
ScotRail trials Smart Kiosk ticket machine
PKP Intercity awards major contract for 200 km/h coaches
Cubic demonstrates the future of station ticket gates
New concourse in London Waterloo station vision
London – Stirling open access train service approved
Mexican passenger rail reform plans unveiled