The disparity noticed on the track access charges (TAC) applied by different EU member states is a problem when it comes to utilising them strategically in achieving modal shift goals. A collective European charging approach,...Read more
The European Commission (EC) stated it will bring Spain in front of the EU Court of Justice because the country failed “to correctly transpose and apply Directive 2012/34/EU establishing a single European railway area (SERA)”....Read more
The track access charges in the Netherlands will increase by 10.5 per cent next year. This was announced by infrastructure manager ProRail on Monday 15 May. The increase is result of inflation, it explains.Read more
The subsidies from the EU to make up for the lack of track access charges paid can be considered a success. Although track access charges were waived or reduced in five countries since March 2020,...Read more
The Swiss Federal Council proposed to provide a one-off financial injection of 1,25 billion Swiss Francs to state-owned SBB and waive long-distance track access charges by 200 million Swiss Francs per year until 2029. The...Read more
The European Commission approved a 28-million euro support scheme in the Netherlands to encourage freight transport to shift from road to rail. This will, among others, support rail freight companies to pay for the significantly...Read more
Fermerci, the largest association of rail and logistics companies in Italy, has highlighted the two main problems that the rail freight industry in the country is facing. As for most other countries, an important issue...Read more
The Hungarian government has proposed a 40 per cent reduction of track access charges on the national railway network. This would be realised by a temporary cancellation of the surcharge, which is an additional fee...Read more
Rail carriers in the Netherlands are not compensated for the 12 per cent increase of track access charges, nor for the cost involved with the transformation to ERTMS. State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management...Read more
The annually indexed user fee in the Netherlands will increase by 12 per cent next year. ProRail made this announcement on Tuesday 17 May. The exact effect on the costs for specific carriers depends on...Read more
Pandemic support for the railway industry in the form of adjusted track access charges could be a longer-term measure to support the modal shift to rail. The European Commission is currently looking into a more...Read more
The Track Access Charges Summit kicks off today in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with a full and very interesting two-day programme. During this hybrid event taking place on 20 and 21 April, experts from all over...Read more
Greening the construction supply chain in the West Midlands using rail freight requires UK Government backing to unlock significant untapped potential. The region, centred on Birmingham, could be a much greater contributor to the net-zero...Read more
The cost of rail in Kazakhstan will be significantly reduced. Track access charges on most sidings have been decreased by as much as 93 per cent. This was announced by the official information source of...Read more
The EU Commission has proposed to extend the possibility to reduce or waive track access charges, in order to continue support for the railway industry throughout the pandemic. It is suggesting to prolong the support...Read more
The rates for the use of the Dutch railway network have been published. Infrastructure manager ProRail published the Network Statement for 2023 on Friday 11 December. The Network Statement lists all services the infra manager...Read more
In order to mitigate the effects of the crisis caused by Covid-19 on rail transport, Spain extends the reduced track access charges. This was detailed in one of the amendments to the General State Budgets...Read more
The new German government coalition will invest “considerably more in the railways than in the roads”. The SPD, Greens and FDP presented their plans in a coalition agreement on Wednesday, including plans to lower infrastructure...Read more
Until last week, railway undertakings in the Netherlands were able to respond to the draft of ProRail’s new Network Statement 2023. Freight carriers in particular made use of this option, as they are faced with...Read more
The French government will invest 170 million euros per year until 2024 in the rail freight industry. Among other measures, half of the track access charges will be subsidised. It wants to double the transport...Read more
From 2023, a new method will be used for calculating the track access charges on the Dutch railway network. In practice, this means that the kilometer charges will be reduced by 57 per cent. On...Read more
