Rail

The national railway operator China State Railway Group announced that a new high-speed railway in East China's Zhejiang province started operations between Hangzhou and Taizhou.

60,950 young people will receive a free travel pass to explore European destinations as part of the European Commission's DiscoverEU program.

The latest figures on rail use obtained by Transport for the North show that, despite infrastructure constraints and reduced levels of service, the North of England has consistently led the return to rail in the second half of 2021.

More than 150 years ago, Georges Nagelmackers turned a dream into a reality when he launched the first luxury Orient Express train.

In accordance with Decree No. 3422 issued by the Government of the Russian Federation on 2 December 2021, passenger rail services with Finland are to be resumed.

Today, the Connecting Europe Express reached its final destination of Paris after 36 days travelling across Europe - West to East, North to South, and even visiting neighbours outside the EU. 

The ‘Connecting Europe Express', a special train put together as part of the European Year of Rail 2021, will pull out of Lisbon train station on 2 September.

Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) unveiled a brand new "36+3" luxury sightseeing train that takes passengers across all seven prefectures in the Kyushu region of Japan.

SBB is ordering a further 60 InterRegio double-deck trains from Stadler for approximately CHF 1.3 billion.

The European Commission has fined three European railway companies a total of €48 million for breaching EU antitrust rules.

After a good start to 2020, the coronavirus pandemic hit SBB very hard. SBB revealed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and what has changed today.

There has been a sharp increase in demand for travelling with bikes and holidays in Switzerland due to the coronavirus crisis.