France to increase taxes on airline tickets to support investments in train infrastructure
France is planning to increase taxes on airline tickets to support investments in train infrastructure, aiming to make rail travel more appealing. Transport Minister...
Spanish railway operator RENFE launches high-speed Madrid-Marseille trains
Renfe, the Spanish railway operator, is launching a new AVE (high-speed train) route from Madrid to Marseille, the second most populous city in France....
Thalys becomes Eurostar
The distinctive red Thalys trains will soon be renamed Eurostar. A change that will be followed by others, including the end of the thalys.com...
The new alliance between train operator Iryo and Air Europa will allow travel with the same ticket from Zaragoza to New York
Air Europa and Iryo, a private high-speed train operator, have formed an alliance to offer joint plane and train tickets on a single ticket....
A consultant named to examine whether Eurostar can avoid an 11-month interruption of service to Amsterdam
Eurostar has announced that an independent consultant will examine options for maintaining its train services between Amsterdam Central Station and London in the future.The...
Interrail and Eurail passes will be accepted on European Sleeper night trains from 1 July 2023
BRUSSELS– ANTWERP – ROTTERDAM – AMSTERDAM – BERLINEurail and European Sleeper will offer travellers with Interrail and Eurail passes the opportunity to experience the...
Dutch bus company Qbuzz wants to operate seven daily trains from Amsterdam to both Paris and Berlin
Dutch transport company Qbuzz, a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, plans to operate seven trains per day from Amsterdam to both Paris (via...
Arriva submits application for its first cross-border rail services between Groningen and Paris via Amsterdam & Brussels
Arriva Netherlands, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, has submitted an application to the Consumers and Markets Authority (ACM) to operate its first cross-border Open...
European Sleeper confirms it will link Brussels to Prague in 2024
The Belgian-Dutch company European Sleeper has confirmed that it will connect Brussels and Prague with a night train service starting in 2024. The company...
Eurostar service between London and Amsterdam suspended for at least 11 months in 2024-2025
Starting in June 2024, there will be no train service between Amsterdam and London for several months due to construction work at Amsterdam Central...
The cost of the derailment of Arlanda Express: “Hundreds of millions of kronor”
An Arlanda Express train derailed, resulting in significant costs and service disruptions. The CEO of Arlanda Express, Magnus Zetterberg, stated that over a kilometre...
Arlanda express has derailed
An Arlanda Express train linking Stockholm Central Station to Arlanda Airport has derailed north of Stockholm.Two people have been taken by ambulance to hospital...
European Sleeper launches night train Brussels-Amsterdam-Berlin this Friday
A new sleeper train service in Europe is launched by Dutch entrepreneurs Elmer van Buuren and Chris Engelsman between Brussels and Berlin. The founders...
Deutsche Bahn confirms the largest order in its history: 56 new Talgo 230 trains valued € 1,400 million
German railway company Deutsche Bahn today announced an ambitious expansion plan for its ICE high-speed train fleet, which will result in the largest train...
Malmö and Copenhagen are working on a plan to connect the Copenhagen metro system to Sweden
Malmö and Copenhagen are working on a plan to connect the latter's metro system to Malmö, which could increase capacity on the Öresund Bridge...
Train accident near The Hague leaves one dead and dozens injured
A train accident in the Dutch town of Voorschoten, north of The Hague, The Netherlands, has resulted in one fatality. At least thirty people...
KLM offers passengers more Thalys seats between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Brussels
KLM has purchased additional seats on four Thalys trains for transfer passengers travelling between Amsterdam and Brussels this summer. The extra seats form part...
Amsterdam-Brussels-Barcelona night train link to launch at the end of 2023 with European Commission support
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it will support 10 cross-border rail links, including Amsterdam-Barcelona via Brussels to be launched by European Sleeper,...
Connecting Europe by train: European Commission supports 10 pilot services to boost cross-border rail
The European Commission today announced it will support 10 pilot projects to establish new rail services or improve existing ones. Together, they will improve...
Thalys merges into Eurostar and its brand disappears
A unique brand that announces a new impetus for high-speed rail transport in EuropeEurostar Group, which brings together Thalys and Eurostar, today revealed the...