Russian Railways has expanded the list of payment systems that can be used to pay for services and purchases onboard the high-speed Sapsan trains.

According to the latest figures, almost 106.1 million passengers were transported on the infrastructure owned by Russian Railways in October 2019, 0.4% more than in the same month last year.

Lufthansa, together with its partner Deutsche Bahn (DB), is significantly expanding its Express Rail routes from Cologne, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Aachen and Ulm.

Russian Railways and Serbia sign agreement on joint implementation of the project to modernize Belgrade – Vrbnica – border railway line with Montenegro (Bar).

In anticipation of the busiest travel week of the year, Amtrak is preparing to accommodate the surge of holiday travelers with extra trains and capacity on several routes. Tickets sell out quickly, so customers are encouraged to plan ahead and book tickets early.

Allegro high-speed trains from St. Petersburg to Helsinki carried almost 48,900 thousand passengers during September 2019, 14.1% more than in September 2018.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) now offer customers a ‘Flugzug’ rail service between Lugano Station and Zurich Airport for travel on or after 16 October.

According to the latest figures, Russian Railways carried 894.1 million passengers during January - September 2019, an increase of 3.9% compared to the same nine months in 2018.

In August 2019, the high-speed Allegro trains transported 58,700 passengers between St. Petersburg and Helsinki, 13.4% more than during August 2018. Allegro trains carried a total of 375,100 passengers in the 8 months from January to the end of August 2019, 16.1% more than during the same period last year.

According to the latest figures, the infrastructure owned and operated by Russian Railways carried almost 108.3 million passengers in August 2019, 9.1% more than in the same month last year.