TENT-T network needs freight-only lines and ‘intermodal gauge’
Rail infrastructure needs to be adjusted to the needs of intermodal traffic, and the revision of the TEN-T regulation is the ideal moment for such…
TEN-T development should start with 6,000km section
FERRMED has presented the European Parliament a revised plan to develop the EU core network. Rather than optimising 80,000 kilometre of key railway lines by…
Rail between Aragon and Valencia recovers maximum tonnage
Rail freight trains between Teruel, in the Spanish region of Aragon and the Port of Sagunto, close to Valencia will be able to carry up…
Bulgaria takes the lead in realising Alpine-Western Balkan corridor
The government of Bulgaria has set up an executive council in charge of implementing the Alpine-Western Balkan rail freight corridor last month. It is the…
‘Complete harmonisation EU Rail Freight Corridors in 2030 not possible’
Representatives of the European freight industry gathered in Brussels yesterday to discuss how interoperability could be improved on 15,000 kilometre of railway track, connecting the…
Investment on the Polish E20 line: improvement or waste of money?
Almost half a billion Euros costs the modernisation of the Poznan-Warsaw section of the TENT-T corridor connecting Berlin – Warsaw – Brest. Poland argues that…
Sweden prepares TEN-T corridor for 750-meter train
The Swedish infrastructure manager Trafikverket is preparing for the introduction of 750 meter freight trains on the Scandinavian part of the TEN-T corridor by increasing…