Passenger rail industry news
Latest news from the passenger railway industry, including intercity, regional and commuter transport.
DSB selects Sqills’ S3 Passenger ticketing inventory system
DENMARK: National passenger operator DSB has selected the S3 Passenger platform from Siemens Mobility subsidiary Sqills to replace its legacy inventory management system covering all its main line services.
Hangzhou – Wenzhou high speed line bypasses bottlenecks
CHINA: Services over the Hangzhou – Yiwu – Wenzhou high speed line began on September 6.
Arriva proposes five changes ‘to fix Britain’s railways’
UK: Arriva has published a five-step plan to ‘fix Britain’s railways’ by first stabilising the network and then unlocking growth to increase usage, support public finances and drive improvements for passengers.
Turkey plans new rail connections to serve industrial areas
TURKEY: Projects to connect major industrial and agricultural production zones to the national rail network are set to be included in the 2025 Presidential Investment Programme, with construction tenders to be opened in the next six months.
Czech narrow gauge railways to get new operators
CZECH REPUBLIC: Passenger services have restarted on part of the narrow gauge network centred on Jindřichův Hradec following financial problems at operator JHMD.
Hitachi to develop multimodal journey planning and booking system for Wales
UK: Transport for Wales has awarded Hitachi a contract to provide a bespoke Mobility-as-a-Service digital planning and booking system covering public transport in Wales.
Ukraine to order more South Korean trainsets
Cross-border complexity puts brakes on Nightjet expansion
Grand Est cross-border fleet poised to enter service
Incoming Mexican President commits to passenger rail revival
El Insurgente passenger trains reach Mexico City
App trial to help blind and low vision passengers navigate Boston stations
Comment: Contrasting approaches to fixing things
Gotthard Base Tunnel fully reopens after derailment damage is repaired
Rhein-Ruhr fares reform to cut through the ‘tariff jungle’
Vietnam plans rail reform as high speed line plan revived
Bill to take passenger train operations into the public sector makes progress
Station safety campaign draws on behavioural science
Homburg – Zweibrücken railway reopening agreement signed
Enhanced passenger information system ordered for Queensland EMUs
Interview: ‘There’s more to do but we have made excellent progress’
Channel Tunnel shuttle Entry/Exit System preparations completed
Mock-up aims to ensure Queensland trains are accessible to all
Narrow-bodied EMUs ordered for Swiss line with restricted clearances