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UN convention to speed up cross-border rail travel

By 2019-02-26T13:48:19

The Convention on the Facilitation of Border Crossing Procedures for Passengers, Luggage and Load-Luggage Carried in International Traffic by Rail makes provision for the use of automatic gauge changing equipment and high speed trains.

INTERNATIONAL: The text of an international agreement which has been developed to streamline cross-border passenger rail travel was adopted by the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe at its meeting in Genève on February 22.

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