Passenger rail transportation

Lithuanian rail carrier LTG Link has announced the launch of a loyalty program for passengers. Registered users will accumulate points, which can then be exchanged for discounts on subsequent trips.

In March 2023, the 2. 1 km long Luton DART automated transport system will begin operation between the Luton International Airport terminal and the Luton Airport Parkway train station.

The branch "Ukrainian Fast-speed Railway Company" celebrated its 11th anniversary. Andrey Umanets, director of the branch, noted on his Facebook page:“A year ago, we congratulated each other on the anniversary of the company, met 33 million passengers, planned new routes and services for passengers, discussed the construction of a new workshop for servicing fast-speed trains, and made plans for the future.

The German plan to attract domestic air passengers to rail travel is proving successful, with the number of passengers using rail services growing at a faster rate than comparable air travel.

The board of the Spanish national operator RENFE must obtain permission from the Spanish government to establish a French subsidiary in order to take advantage of the ongoing liberalization of this market.

The China National Railway (CR) says it has invested 710. 9 billion yuan ($104.

The European Association of Independent Operators (ALLRAIL) and the Association of European Lessors of Railway Rolling Stock (AERRL) have expressed their willingness to increase the fleet of new or modernized passenger cars available to private operators on European railways.

The European Commission (EC) has published a list of 10 pilot projects to introduce new cross-border passenger rail services or improve existing ones.

Last year, Polregio trains carried almost 90 million passengers. This is the largest number of carriers operating in Poland, according to data released today by the Railway Transport Authority.

SNCF Voyageurs, the long-distance passenger transport operator of the French National Railway Society (SNCF) and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have extended their cooperation agreement until 2027 aimed at developing rail transport in France and Switzerland.

For more than 25 years, Thalys high-speed trains have linked western Germany with Brussels and Paris, but now travelers will have to get used to the new name: Eurostar Group announced in Brussels on Tuesday that the Thalys brand name will disappear.

A report has been published on the results of a study that assessed the investment and effect of expanding the European high-speed network to cover the capitals and most important agglomerations of the EU countries and EU candidate countries.