The Alessandria Smistamento rail terminal, 83 kilometres north of Genoa, in northeastern Italy, will be enhanced to become a key intermodal hub on the TEN-T Rhine-Alpine Corridor. The planned improvements include enabling the hub to...Read more
The Spanish ministry of transport, mobility, and urban agenda (MITMA) said it will invest over 16 billion euros in the development TEN-T Atlantic Corridor. Over 12 billion euros will be allocated to new constructions, while...Read more
The new rail section connecting the Slovenian port of Koper with Divaca will have a double track. The new project is expected to divert significant volumes from the road to a new, modern rail connection...Read more
TX Logistik is adjusting to the increasing demand for rail freight on the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. The latest development for the company is an increase in weekly roundtrips between Rostock, in Germany, and Verona, in...Read more
The Spanish regions Galicia, Asturias, and Castilla y Leon are demanding to be involved in the Atlantic Corridor of the TEN-T network. The three regions prepared an investment plan, amounting to 7,9 billion euros, to...Read more
The Spanish government published its Indicative Strategy for developing, maintaining, and renovating the railway infrastructure in December. However, the European Alliance Association for the development of Railway Corridors pointed out a series of deficiencies concerning...Read more
Every state member of the European Union will need to have a transformation plan to adopt the 1435 mm railway gauge by 2025-2026. This was the outcome of a meeting involving the ministers of transport...Read more
The European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a budget of 1,1 billion euros for modernising the Belgrade-Niš railway line in Serbia. The investment will contribute to the extension of the core TEN-T network in the country...Read more
Spain has been quite active in the past years in the realisation of the TEN-T Mediterranean Corridor, expected to link Spain and Hungary, crossing Europe from west to east. Adif, the Spanish infrastructure manager, provided...Read more
Italian right and far-right parties at the European Parliament are voicing their concerns regarding the EU’s TEN-T network proposal in the country. In total, 198 amendments were presented with the aim of boosting the role...Read more
The project for the doubling of the Santomarco tunnel, in southern Italy, may be halted due to the discovery of an active fault in the earth’s crust and the presence of asbestos underneath the area....Read more
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) will amend the TEN-T proposal to extend four corridors to Ukraine and Moldova. Specifics on how they will be included were presented by Alberto Mazzola, executive...Read more
Switching to the European standard gauge would cost Estonia around 8,7 billion euros, said Estonian Railways CEO Kaido Zimmerman in a letter to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. 7,5 billion euros would be...Read more
The EU Parliament’s plenary session on 5 May adopted a resolution for more sanctions on Russia and extra support for the transport sector. Rail was not explicitly mentioned, despite the parliament acknowledging that “the conflict...Read more
The Interregional alliance for the Rhine-Alpine Corridor (EGTC) has published a roadmap to become carbon neutral. This with the aim to become the first European carbon-neutral transport corridor.Read more
Railways are constantly hailed as the future for sustainable mobility, and leaders stumble over each other to say that we need a shift to rail. But when looking at the investments that were made in...Read more
The new cross-border railway connection between Lyon in France and Turin in Italy is ready to proceed to the construction plans. Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin (TELT) awarded building contracts exceeding 3 billion euros following a...Read more
One of the spearheads in the new Mobility Strategy of the European Union is the pricing of CO2, also for transport. In addition, the proceeds from a kilometre charge for trucks should be used to...Read more
The major challenges of the TEN-T infrastructure network can only be met with a sound mix of funding and financial instruments. The years 2016 and 2017 were successful in that regard, states the progress report...Read more
Following the Rotterdam Declaration signed in 2016, the European rail freight industry today signed the Berlin Declaration. This is a renewed ministerial declaration, showing the commitment of the EU Member States to support international rail...Read more
When the European Commission revises the TEN-T network in 2023 it should consider the possibilities that the Belt and Road initiative (BRI) offers, said Alain Baron of the Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG...Read more
