Topic: TEN-T Core Network Corridors

Freight capacity on TEN-T network not enough

Capacity allocation for freight on the European rail corridors is currently not meeting the needs of international rail freight. The way that this is handled in Europe is fragmented and unharmonized. Therefore, the Rail Freight...Read more

17-02-2020|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

TEN-T and New Silk Road integration – top priority in 2020

Making TEN-T and New Silk Road work together, for nations and businesses large and small, could be the biggest challenge in the coming twelve months, said delegates from government and industry at the European Silk...Read more

27-12-2019|Comment|author: Simon Walton

2018: the year of multimodality, masterplans and strikes

2018 was the European year of multimodality and many events have taken place around this motto. The importance of rail in reducing CO2 emissions gained more attention and the lessons learnt from last year’s Rastatt...Read more

31-12-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

2017 best year ever for RFC North Sea-Mediterranean

Rail freight traffic on Rail Freight Corridor North Sea – Mediterranean (RFC North Sea – Med), one of Europe’s nine core network corridors, witnessed it biggest rise last year since the start in 2013. Traffic...Read more

05-07-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

30.6 billion Euros fund for European transport confirmed

The European Commission has unveiled the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget proposal for the period 2021-2027. It confirmed a CEF Transport budget of 30.6 billion Euros, promising to continue support of improved interoperability and border...Read more

07-06-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Mediterranean Railway Corridor. Photo credit: Spanish Government

Spain invests 2 billion Euros in Mediterranean Railway Corridor

The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has announced the investment of two billion Euros in the Mediterranean Railway Corridor. The budget is for two civil work projects. The tender for preliminary studies of these civil...Read more

22-09-2017|Comment|author: Jose Gutierrez

RFI Italy targets Bologna multimodal traffic with ‘international hub’

Italian Railways (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana – RFI) has signed a deal with Bologna Freight Village to create an ‘international rail gateway’ by reinvigorating intermodal rail traffic along Italy’s north-south axis and onto its ports. RFI said...Read more

26-07-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy