Rail

Eurostar, the high-speed passenger service between the UK and mainland Europe, is expecting a busy Christmas period.

The Board of OJSC Russian Railways came together for its final meeting of the year in Moscow on 12 December 2018. During the meeting, Dmitry Pegov, the Deputy Managing Director General of OJSC Russian Railways, summed up the preliminary results of passenger traffic on the Russian rail network.

In November 2018, the St. Petersburg - Helsinki high-speed Allegro service carried 35,800 passengers, an increase of 12.8% compared to November 2017.

Amtrak has announced its third “Track Friday Sale,” offering customers a Black Friday sale for travel on most Amtrak routes throughout the country.

Russian Railways and the National Railway Museum in the City of York in the United Kingdom have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of cultural and scientific activities.

Amtrak again posted record revenue and earnings for its fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, 2018. Strong management and improved product delivery and customer service led the company to its best operating performance in company history, despite challenges during the year.

Train travel is becoming popular again, offering travelers the chance to cover large distances while enjoying the journey. It's true — if you travel by air you'll get there faster. But travel by train in order to really see the countryside, enjoy plenty of leg room and get off and back on the train at your leisure.

According to the latest figures, the infrastructure of Russian Railways transported 101.5 million passengers in October 2018, 3.2% more than in the same month last year.

Eurostar, the high-speed rail operator connecting the UK with mainland Europe,  welcomed Pepper the robot to its London St Pancras team.

More than 60 people have been killed and 100 hurt after a train ran into a crowd near Amritsar in India's northern Punjab state on Friday night, according to media reports.

According to estimates by the International Energy Agency and the International Union of Railways, Russian Railways is the most energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly railway company in the world.

New records were set by VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) over the Thanksgiving weekend.

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Oleg Belozerov, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Russian Railways, and Ashvani Lohani, Chairman of the Council of Railways at the Ministry of Railways of the Republic of India, have signed a memorandum of cooperation.