Rail

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.

Oleg Belozerov, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Russian Railways, and Ashraf Raslan, Managing Director of Egyptian National Railways, have held a working meeting at the International Railway Salon of the Space 1520 PRO//MOVEMENT. EXPO, which opened on 28 August 2019 in Shcherbinka in Greater Moscow.

Vacations By Rail® (VBR), the largest US-based provider of escorted and independent rail holidays, has been acquired by Great Rail Journeys (GRJ), the world’s leading provider of escorted and independent rail holidays.

Virgin Trains, formerly Brightline, first began service in January 2018, offering a stress-free, car-free way to travel around South Florida. This past June, it celebrated its latest milestone; one million riders.

Russian Railways announced the latest statistics of its rail passenger business segment. According to the stats, almost 108.4 million passengers were transported on the infrastructure of Russian Railways in July 2019, 2.6% more than in the same month last year.

OJSC Russian Railways Logistics, together with the FESCO Transport Group ("FESCO") is expanding its geography and launching a transit route from the Republic of Korea to Europe. These initiatives are part of the development of the Trans-Siberian LandBridge Accelerated Delivery Service.

Amtrak announced the launch of Acela Nonstop, a new offering with direct service between Washington Union Station (WAS) and New York Penn Station (NYP), beginning Monday, Sept. 23, with tickets now available.

Amtrak is inviting customers to experience the comfort and convenience of a sleeping car aboard the Auto Train. The time to book has never been better with the latest sale: one person in a group of two can travel for free. This sale is for a Roomette or Bedroom andis available exclusively on Amtrak.com from July 22 to July 29. The special offer is valid for travel from Jan. 15 to March 22, 2020.