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PKP SA concluded 2024 with a net loss of €73 million, primarily due to a €105 million write-down of the value of shares in its subsidiary PKP Cargo.
The contracts have been signed for the installation of rail tracks and the embankment of the main line along a 77 km section.
The new regional railway hub will facilitate the digital transformation of Kazakhstan's railways.
DB Cargo Polska moves 120-metre rails across borders and back again.
For ten years, the TransFER Linz–Antwerp operated by ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been connecting Austria with the Belgian port of Antwerp. The service is complemented by TransFER Duisburg–Antwerp and TransFER Linz–Scandinavia–Wels.
The headquarters of PKP CARGO S.A. are currently undergoing restructuring, and all seven of the Company's plants, which previously operated as separate units, have now been formally merged.
From 2026, the Passau–Nuremberg corridor will be closed for renovation, followed by the Salzburg–Rosenheim (Deutsches Eck) corridor.
Modernization accelerates as older stock exits service. In the first half of 2025, 200 vehicles were scrapped, including 100+ “faux leather” coaches.
The launching chamber, which measures over 180 metres in length and up to 23 metres in depth, with diaphragm walls extending down to 43.5 metres, will house the tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will drive the country's longest and widest single-bore railway tunnel.
DP World, Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), and Nevomo have signed an MoU to explore using Nevomo's MagRail technology for moving cargo and freight within the existing port ecosystem.
At least three people died on Sunday in a train accident in Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany.
International corridors, seaports, and new B2B format shape upcoming logistics summit.
Alvance British Aluminium has entered into a 10-year leasing agreement with VTG Rail UK for the supply of 20 modern four-axle powder tank wagons.
Key routes have been confirmed for the 2026-2028 period, and revised scheduling has been implemented to ease capacity strain.
CPK has submitted applications for location decisions covering the first four of twelve sections of HSR line between Warsaw and Łódź. Further applications are currently being prepared.
After a successful load test involving three Hercules locomotives carrying a total load of 240 tonnes, the Salzach bridge on track 1 near Eschenau was cleared for rail traffic.
From May next year, ČD will offer a new direct international train service between Prague, Berlin, Hamburg and Copenhagen in cooperation with Deutsche Bahn and Danish State Railways (DSB).
The new vehicles are scheduled to be operational by the end of 2027.
Willke Logistics is expanding its bulk transport capacity by leasing 35 brand-new open-top Eamnos wagons from Ermewa, a wagon lessor, for the first time.
Siemens Mobility is relocating its headquarters from Munich-Perlach to Munich-Allach. The expansion of the site will create over 500 new jobs.
For the first time, a freight train locomotive has been converted for regular automated operation: DB Cargo has fitted the locomotive with cutting-edge technologies for Automatic Train Operation (ATO) and Remote Train Operation (RTO) at its Cologne-Gremberg depot.
The global new rolling stock market peaked in 2024: total revenues of all manufacturers rose to EUR 65 billion, 11% more than in 2022.
Czech Office for the Protection of Competition has fined six firms €6.4 million for breaking antitrust rules related to public contracts for railway signalling and safety facilities.
This record was set on the Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle line, which opened in 2015 and is designed for high speeds.
Following Transport Logistic 2025 in Munich, JUSDA shares its post-fair insights, spotlighting shifting priorities in European freight and intermodal logistics.
The Polish freight carrier PKP Cargo is facing accusations from trade unions that its planned restructuring is illegal and could compromise the safety of the national transport system.
In its new study, 'Railway Track Systems – Global Market Trends 2025', SCI Verkehr forecasts an average annual growth rate of 3.6% (including an inflation rate of around 2%) up to 2029. However, growth dynamics vary significantly by region.
DB Cargo uses a combination of artificial intelligence and video gates to detect damage to freight wagon tarpaulins early on.
The first of the two new locomotives, which arrived aboard the MV Constance after travelling from Germany, has docked at Bristol Port. A total of 30 bi-mode freight locomotives will be supplied to Beacon Rail and GB Railfreight.
Škoda Group did much better financially last year. The volume of new orders increased by 74% to EUR 1.7 billion, and EBITDA rose by 185% year-on-year to reach a total of EUR 62 million.
The company is introducing 36 new trains, which were built at Alstom’s UK factory. The Class 730/2 fleet offers a 20% capacity increase on routes to and from London Euston.
An exclusive interview with Filip Budník, Investment Director and Partner at Thein Industry, on how refurbished Czech locomotives are driving Thein’s expansion in Poland—and why this strategy fits the shifting rail logistics landscape in Europe.
The Czech railways company České dráhy (ČD) has successfully issued Eurobonds with a total value of €500 million. The senior unsecured bonds have an annual fixed coupon of 3.75% and mature in five years, in 2030.
The current SCI Verkehr study "European Rail Freight Transport" analyses the factors affecting market shares, types of goods and corporate strategies, as well as emerging opportunities.
Siemens Mobility has completed the modernisation of the Kijfhoek freight rail yard for ProRail B.V. As the largest freight rail yard in the Netherlands, Kijfhoek is a vital hub connecting the Port of Rotterdam with major European industrial centres.
In an exclusive interview with RAILMARKET, Ctirad Klimanek, managing partner at RAILVIS, explains how the digital platform connects Europe's fragmented rail market and supports smarter freight logistics.
Buses and trains in Germany generate €75 billion in added value. For every euro invested, three euros are generated.
Seven people died and dozens were injured when a train crashed into a collapsed bridge in Russia.
The KIRA project operates with real test users in Langen and Egelsbach in the Rhine-Main area of Germany.
On 23 May 2025, the city of Valencia is hosting an important event for people working in European rail and freight. It is called the Keepers Summit 2025 and it is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP).
Survey of 11,000 people in North America and Europe, including France, Spain, Italy and Germany finds that almost half expect to increase long-distance train travel in the next five years.
Ermewa has now reached a significant milestone: At the beginning of May 2025, the 50.000th wagon — a Laaers wagon — was added to the Ermewa fleet.
Almaty, Kazakhstan is preparing to host a major global logistics event that will shine the spotlight on the future of transport in Central Asia.
Pavel Mazač, Director of the Division Rail Freight Transport at OLTIS Group, describes K-modul in an exclusive interview for RAILMARKET NEWS—now ready for wider rollout.
Despite the continued growth in traffic generated by ČD Cargo's foreign branches and subsidiaries, the total traffic volume decreased to 56.7 million tonnes in 2024.
At the beginning of May there was a change at the top of Swiss company Wascosa, which focuses on the rental and management of freight wagons for rail transport.
As global trade shifts, European company JUSDA is strengthening its logistics network with flexible alternative routes, proactive planning and a growing presence beyond China to meet growing demand between Asia and Europe, says David Fischkandl of JUSDA's Product Development & Procurement in an exclusive interview for RAILMARKET NEWS.
DB has completed the sale of its logistics subsidiary DB Schenker to the Danish transport and logistics group DSV for an enterprise value of €14.3 billion.
Siemens Mobility has started production of the hydrogen-powered trains that will enter service on the Südostbayernbahn network at the end of 2026.
In an exclusive interview with RAILMARKET NEWS, Petr Rožek, Managing Director of the Association of Forwarding & Logistics of the Czech Republic, explains the global changes in the shipping industry, the role of Turkey and the future of the Ukraine in European logistics.