Passenger rail news – Page 10

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    Rail Business UK

    Accessibility Advisory Panel outlines priority issues for disabled passengers

    2024-05-07T04:00:00Z

    UK: Top priorities for disabled passengers have been set out by the accessibility Advisory Panel which East West Railway Co established to help inform the design and construction of the future Oxford to Cambridge rail corridor. The panel’s priorities include: accessible toilets on trains and ...

  • KTZ train (Photo KTZ)
    News

    Xi’an – Almaty passenger train planned

    2024-05-05T05:00:00Z

    ASIA: Representatives of Kazak national railway KTZ have begun discussions with Chinese regional officials over the launch of a planned passenger service between Xi’an and Almaty. The tourist-oriented service would operate via the Korgas border crossing, which is already used by regular Urumqi – Almaty-2 passenger ...

  • LNER trains and passengers at London King's Cross station (Photo LNER)
    Rail Business UK

    Train operators launch joint innovation programme

    2024-05-03T04:00:00Z

    UK: Four train operators are to run a joint programme giving technology companies the opportunity to demonstrate AI, telecoms, quantum and other innovations in a real-world rail environment. The Future Labs programme is to be run by the government-owned operators LNER, Northern, Southeastern and TransPennine Express ...

  • KiHa 183 DMUs arrive to Cambodia image Royal Railway  (1)
    News

    Japanese DMUs find second homes in Thailand and Cambodia

    2024-05-02T05:00:00Z

    ASIA: Japan’s JR Hokkaido and JR East have sold cars of ex-Series KiHa 183 diesel multiple-units to Thailand and Cambodia. JR Hokkaido announced on April 12 that it had sold its remaining 11 cars, which had served as Series KiHa 183 diesel multiple-units, to Cambodia’s national ...

  • CRRC trainset for Serbia (Photo Toma Bacic) (1)
    News

    Chinese trainsets arrive in Europe

    2024-05-01T12:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Subsidiaries of Chinese rolling stock group CRRC delivered passenger trainsets to two operators in southeast Europe during April. CRRC Changchun has delivered the first of five electric multiple-units ordered by Serbian national operator Srbija Voz. The €54m order was signed by Minister of Construction, Transport & ...

  • London Waterloo passengers buying tickets (Photo Rail Partners)
    Rail Business UK

    Operator of last resort holds key to Labour’s rail renationalisation aspiration

    2024-05-01T11:23:00Z

    UK: Rail Business UK has been speaking to industry leaders as they start to digest the rail policy proposals set out by the Labour Party ahead of the forthcoming general election.

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    Metro Report International

    Irish national transport ticketing contract awarded

    2024-05-01T11:00:00Z

    IRELAND: The National Transport Authority has awarded Indra a contract to supply and manage a national multimodal transport payment system covering trains, trams and buses. EMV bank card, mobile phone and smartwatch payment will be accepted, with best fares and discounts through an account-based system. There ...

  • Mitteldeutschen S-Bahn train (Photo Deutsche Bahn AG, Volker Emersleben)
    News

    Regional governments keen to keep Deutschland-Ticket

    2024-04-30T11:00:00Z

    GERMANY: Transport ministers in the Länder favour keeping the flat-fare Deutschland-Ticket for the long term. In a debate on April 18 in Münster about the future of the ticket, currently priced at €49 for one month’s travel on local and regional rail services, as well as ...

  • SZ Stadler Flirt EMU at Villach (Photo Railway Gazette)
    News

    Cross-border train services stepped up

    2024-04-30T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Slovenian Railways and Austrian Federal Railways have launched two cross-border passenger services as an initial step towards better and more frequent connections between the two countries. One links Ljubljana with Villach and the other connects Ljubljana with Pragersko, Maribor and Graz. An inaugural train between ...

  • mo Al Boraq high speed train at Rabat photo Benjámin Zelki
    News

    ONCF seeks to complete Kénitra – Marrakech high speed line before 2030 World Cup

    2024-04-26T12:34:00Z

    MOROCCO: National operator ONCF is stepping up the pace of planning and preliminary construction work for the 40bn dirhams high speed line between Kénitra and Marrakech. Due to open between September and November 2029 in time for the FIFA World Cup being staged the following year ...

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    News

    Pomorskie orders more Impuls2 EMUs with EU funding

    2024-04-26T06:31:00Z

    POLAND: Pomorskie voivodship has exercised an option to purchase nine more four-car Impuls2 electric multiple-units from Newag, the region’s Marshal Mieczysław Struk announced on April 16. The Marshal’s Office signed a contract with Newag in August 2023 covering the supply of one Impuls2 EMU plus an ...

  • Oman – UAE railway link image Etihad Rail (2)
    News

    Hafeet Rail lets contracts to build Oman – UAE railway

    2024-04-25T10:51:00Z

    ASIA: Three agreements have been signed paving the way for construction of a 303 km mixed-traffic railway linking the port of Sohar in Oman with Abu Dhabi in the UAE. The contracts for the project, which is expected to have a total budget of around US$3bn, ...

  • ÖBB Railjet NG inaugural ride photo Toma Bačić (19)
    News

    Next-generation Railjets enter service to link three countries

    2024-04-24T14:25:00Z

    EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways has put into service the first of its updated Railjet trainsets on services linking Germany, Austria and Italy. Toma Bačić rode on a preview run between München and Verona on April 5.

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    News

    Indian Railways launches low-cost expresses

    2024-04-24T09:51:00Z

    INDIA: Indian Railways has introduced a new category of loco-hauled trains, which is intended to provide an enhanced travel experience for its ‘lower class’ passengers who account for the majority of its long-distance traffic. Branded as Amrit Bharat, the trains will offer slightly less basic accommodation ...

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    News

    Ceremony launches Brightline West’s high speed link to Las Vegas

    2024-04-23T10:12:00Z

    USA: Project promoter Brightline West held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 22 in Las Vegas to launch its project to build a high speed line from the city to southern California.

  • Ouigo to Valladolid photo Valladolid  city hall (1)
    News

    ‘Price dumping’ row mars Ouigo’s latest expansion

    2024-04-23T10:07:00Z

    SPAIN: SNCF’s low-cost subsidiary Ouigo has further expanded its operations in Spain, launching Madrid – Valladolid services on April 19, consisting of two return trips per day. Single fares start at €9, and initially 14 000 tickets per week have been made available. The operator could ...

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    News

    Paris Line C investment plan outlined

    2024-04-22T04:09:00Z

    Photos: Jérémie Anne FRANCE: Paris regional transport authority Ile-de-France-Mobilités has set out revised plans to develop RER Line C, one of the busiest and most operationally challenging in the conurbation. Line C is 176 route-km long and features six branches; it carries up to 540 000 ...

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    Rail Business UK

    Doopee Doo offers rewards to incentivise use of trains and local businesses

    2024-04-22T04:00:00Z

    UK: Doopee Doo is working with Transport for Wales to roll out a reward scheme which is designed to encourage people to explore by train and to incentivise support for local businesses. Passengers can visit selected destinations to received rewards through an app. Themed packages are ...

  • Prasa restores five route sections photo Metrorail Gauteng (1)
    News

    Prasa restores more suburban rail services

    2024-04-19T13:37:00Z

    SOUTH AFRICA: Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has restarted its Metrorail suburban rail services on five sections of the networks in the provinces of Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. Local rail services across the country had been disrupted by a spate of vandalism and cable ...

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    News

    A1 rail link extension in Jerusalem approved

    2024-04-18T05:04:00Z

    ISRAEL: The National Committee for Design & Construction of Infrastructure has approved proposals for an extension of Israel Railways’ direct A1 line under the centre of Jerusalem.