Anyone who has ever tried to travel across Europe by train knows the problem: instead of a single booking, you often end up in a battle with different booking platforms, individual tickets and unclear passenger rights. That is set to change soon – at least to some extent. From autumn…
Compartments instead of airlines, rails instead of roads: the renaissance of rail is Europe’s central response to climate and transport problems. Today, only around 7 per cent of European passengers and 11 per cent of goods travel by rail. The rest travel by car, truck or plane. This is set…
Official information and timetable details are not yet available, but Deutsche Bahn (DB) and French rail operator SNCF are promising a significant improvement in train services on the ‘Main Line for Europe’ route. With the opening of the new station in Stuttgart and the completion of the missing section of…
With the presentation of the planning documents for section 2.2 of ABS 38, the Federal Railway Authority (EBA) is now initiating the approval process for the railway expansion measures on the section from Mühldorf to Tüßling. This further step towards a strong rail network in south-east Bavaria sends an important…
The Grand Est region and the federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland cooperate in cross-border regional transport. During the summer months, young people under the age of 28 can travel on regional trains on the Main Line for Europe between Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Strasbourg, Nancy and Paris at no extra…
On Thursday, 29 February, French rail operator Kevin Speed was received by Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete and signed a framework agreement with SNCF Réseau, which must be submitted to the regulatory authority ART. The agreement secures Kevin Speed the train paths for the introduction of its innovative rail service ilisto…
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