Europe rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.Asian tourists expected to benefit as Roma expands contactless fare payment options
ITALY: Contactless cards issued by Japan’s JCB and China’s UnionPay and linked mobile devices can now be used to pay for travel on Roma’s transport network, building on the open loop payment system which was already available to holders of Mastercard, Visa and American Express cards.
Comment: Rail policymakers' eyes on June's European elections
June’s European elections loomed large over the Connecting Europe Days in Brussels at the start of April, as EU policymakers and industry leaders discussed funding priorities for the next multi-annual framework and the future of the TEN-T network. Nick Kingsley shares his key takeaways.
Spain – Morocco tunnel investigations underway
INTERNATIONAL: Spanish state-owned engineering consultancy Ineco has told Railway Gazette International that the long-proposed Spain – Morocco inter-continental tunnel ’is highly complex and is currently undergoing feasibility studies’.
București metro extension bids invited
ROMANIA: Tenders have been called for the design and construction of a 15 km extension of București metro Line M4 from Gara de Nord to Gara Progresul with 14 stations.
Klaipėda – Kyiv rail freight plan
EUROPE: Lithuania’s national train operator LTG Group and Ukrainian Railways have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an intermodal freight service from the Baltic port of Klaipėda to Kyiv via Poland.
Ivolga 4·0 EMU enters service
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Ivolga 4·0 electric multiple-units were put into service on Moskva Central Diameter Line D4 with a ceremony on May 2.
Oslo orders CAF metro trains
Škoda battery multiple-unit on test
Paris RER Line E reaches Nanterre
Murcia del Carmen station fit-out contract awarded
First battery-electric train for Dublin’s DART+ network unveiled
Concrete sleeper business bought
Regauged inter-urban tram line reopens
Finnish ETCS contract awarded
Serbia begins 200 km/h testing on upgraded line
Dortmund H-Bahn looks to the future
Le Mans transport network changes planned
Chinese trainsets arrive in Europe
Irish national transport ticketing contract awarded
SNCF and RATP to sell majority stake in Systra
SNCF unveils TGV-M livery
Regional governments keen to keep Deutschland-Ticket
Cross-border train services stepped up
Construction starts on Sevilla metro Line 3