Europe rail industry news

Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.

Contracts awarded for ERTMS roll-out in the northern Netherlands

25 August 2025By Railway Gazette International

NETHERLANDS: ProRail has awarded Strukton a contract to install ERTMS on the Leeuwarden – Harlingen Haven line, as part of the Northern Lines deployment project and as a national testbed for the latest version of ETCS.

Smart ticketing to get more people choosing public transport, more often

24 August 2025By Railway Gazette International

SLOVAKIA: National operator ZSSK and Fairtiq are to pilot mobile pay-as-you-go ticketing with the aim of simplifying access to public transport and gaining deeper insights into travel patterns.

Appenzeller Bahnen applies to automate Rheineck – Walzenhausen line

22 August 2025By Railway Gazette International

SWITZERLAND: Appenzeller Bahnen has applied to the Federal Office of Transport for permission to convert its 1·96 km Rheineck –Walzenhausen rack-and-adhesion railway to fully automated operation.

Next Salerno – Reggio Calabria high speed line contract awarded

22 August 2025By Railway Gazette International

ITALY: RFI has awarded a €1·6bn contract for the construction of a 22·2 km double-track connection mostly in tunnel between Cosenza and Paola.

Rolling stock company formed to facilitate competition in the Finnish passenger market

21 August 2025By Railway Gazette International

FINLAND: Rolling stock owning company Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto has been created to facilitate government plans to tender the operation of publicly-funded passenger rail services.