Passenger rail transportation

According to the data announced by the State Council of the PRC, the number of passengers transported by rail, road, air, sea and river transport in the country increased by 50.

Finnish Railways (VR) has signed a contract for the purchase of nine double deck sleeping cars and eight compartment cars.

In 2022, the Polish national operator PKP Intercity carried 59 million passengers, which was the best result in the history of the company.

On December 30, national operator China Railway launched 350 km/h passenger service on the 173-kilometer route between Beijing and Tangshan after the completion of 149 km of the new line.

The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has put into service the first of six locomotive-hauled intercity trains built by Talgo.

Deutsche Bahn has announced that a record number of tickets have been sold for this year's holiday season on DB Fernverkehr trains.

The punctuality of German long-distance trains is the lowest in the history of transport, according to Railway Supply magazine, citing Rynek Kolejowy.

Polregio and DB Regio AG Region Nordost have signed a new framework agreement that regulates the cooperation between the two companies in the field of cross-border transport.

The Blues train is equipped with a new generation of hybrid technology. The train can run with diesel engines on non-electrified lines, with pantographs on electrified lines, and with batteries to run the last mile on non-electrified lines or when stopping at stations, avoiding the use of fuel.

A new 106 km high-speed train (YHT) line has been put into operation, connecting the cities of Mengzi and Mile in China's southwestern province of Yunnan.

New high-speed lines are under construction between Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as Chongqing and Xi'an. China continues to move towards the completion of a 75,000 km high-speed network by 2035.

The PKP Intercity "Hańcza" train, which is still running on the route Krakow - Suwalki - Krakow, will arrive at Mockava station in Lithuania according to a new schedule.