Passenger rail industry news
Latest news from the passenger railway industry, including intercity, regional and commuter transport.
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
EUROPE: Funding is now in place for the procurement of electric-battery inter-city trains to increase frequencies and reduce journey times on the cross-border Enterprise service between Dublin and Belfast which is operated jointly by Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways.
Request to Stop button ready for trial at Welsh stations
UK: Transport for Wales is to trial a prototype Request to Stop system incorporating train running information and a button which passengers arriving at station can push to alert the driver of the next train to the need to call at a request stop. This removes the need for passengers ...
ETCS delays hinder Uruguayan rail revival
URUGUAY: A number of problems have been preventing the operation of passenger and freight services, with some not expected to be resolved until a new government is formed in March 2025.
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
Passenger services to be restored on Porto orbital line
Communication training to improve suburban train accessibility
Berner Oberland-Bahnen increases EMU order