Infrastructure

Fourth port in Poland Polish Police port upholds rail freight

One would not normally expect the police to boost rail freight, and that is not the case here either. It is its namesake, the Polish…
flood aftermath Recovery from floods in Austria is going ‘better than expected’

Dealing with the impact of the floods that recently hit Austria on the railways is going better than expected, rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group…
Into mountainous Central Asia CKU line construction to kick off this month

Construction works on the China – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan line are supposed to start this month. For that purpose, the joint venture of the three…
cross-border incentives LFP Perthus to decrease tolls for freight trains by 90%

LFP Perthus, the Catalonia-based operator of the Figueras-Perpignan railway line, passing through the Perthus Tunnel between Spain and France, is to decrease tolls for all…
Pau-Canfranc railway Spain proposes alternative to reopen the Somport Tunnel through the Pyrenees

Spain wants to invest around 93 million euros to reopen the Somport Tunnel, a railway tunnel connecting the country with France across the Pyrenees, part…
Bearing local transport costs A 2016 law could make German rail freight even more expensive

A recent study reveals that Germany’s local rail passenger transport could save billions by 2030 due to the Railway Regulation Act (ERegG) adopted in 2016.…
infrastructure upgrades Switzerland to fund upgrade of railway along Rhine’s left bank

Switzerland is ready to make 60 to 80 million francs to upgrade the Metz-Strasbourg-Basel railway, which would provide a valid alternative on the left bank…
Pau-Canfranc railway SNCF Réseau begins public consultations to reopen strategic France-Spain rail line

France’s infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau has a begun a three-month period of public consultations concerning a major project to re-open the Pau-Canfranc railway line through…
Infrastructure upgrades Sweden’s 2025 rail plan: Western mainline and Iron Ore Line to get upgrades

Trafikverket, the Swedish Transport Administration, has published its rail plan for 2025. As part of the largest planned works, the agency intends to upgrade the…