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March 29, 2019 | Fleet

Westbahn to buy Chinese EMUs?

AUSTRIAN open-access operator Westbahn is considering replacing its fleet of Stadler Kiss double-deck EMUs with new trains from CRRC.

February 26, 2019 | Main line

FlixTrain to launch Berlin - Cologne services

FLIXTRAIN has revealed to the German media that it is planning to step up Hamburg - Cologne services and launch a new Berlin - Cologne open-access service.

January 30, 2019 | Main line

RegioJet ridership and revenues reach record levels

PRIVATELY-owned Czech passenger operator RegioJet carried a record 9.7 million passengers on its services in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria last year, a 29% increase compared with 2017.

January 25, 2019 | High-speed

Spanish competition authority approves Acciona-Ilsa high-speed deal

SPAIN’s National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) confirmed on January 24 that it has given the go-ahead for Spanish infrastructure group Acciona to take a controlling stake in open-access high-speed operator Intermodalidad de Levante (Ilsa), which is planning to launch new services in competition with Renfe.

January 16, 2019 | Europe

Online distribution dispute raises questions over Swedish passenger market opening

SWEDEN has long been ahead of the curve in the liberalisation of its railways, and the country began setting a precedent for reforms across Europe as long ago as 1963, when the Transport Policy Act separated Swedish State Railways (SJ) activities into commercial and subsidised segments.

January 11, 2019 | High-speed

Spain to cut high-speed track access charges in bid to boost competition

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif and its high-speed subsidiary Adif AV have approved proposals to cut track access fees on high-speed lines by 9.2% with the aim of stimulating competition on Europe’s largest high-speed rail network.

January 9, 2019 | Europe

German rail market report highlights continued growth

GERMANY’s railways continued to see growth in terms of revenue and traffic during 2017 according to the latest annual Railway Market Analysis from the Federal Networks Agency (BNetzA), which was published this week.

December 27, 2018 | Main line

Leo Express records strong growth in 2018

CZECH Republic open-access passenger operator Leo Express says it carried more than 1.5 million passengers on its train services during the first three quarters of 2018, which is 250,000 more than during the same period in 2017.

December 17, 2018 | High-speed

Acciona to take controlling stake in Spanish high-speed operator

SPANISH infrastructure group Acciona has reportedly reached an agreement with shareholders of Air Nostrum to take a controlling stake in open-access passenger operator Intermodalidad de Levante (Ilsa), which is planning to launch high-speed services in competition with incumbent carrier Renfe.

October 9, 2018 | High-speed

AllRail calls for changes to stop low-cost high-speed monopolies

THE European alliance of new rail entrants, AllRail, has called for changes to the way incumbent national railways run low-cost high-speed subsidiaries, which it says are unfairly stifling competition.

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