Apart from the tragic Adamuz accident, Spain is tackling separate infrastructure failures heavily impacting both freight and commuter traffic in Catalonia.
HS2 has begun tunnelling towards central London as the first tunnel boring machine started work on the 4.5-mile Euston Tunnel from Old Oak Common. The tunnel is the final deep-bore section on the high-speed route between London and Birmingham.
Czechia plans to invest a record €2.9 billion in its rail network this year, targeting maintenance, electrification and major capacity projects. The funding is aimed at improving daily operations and accelerating key corridor upgrades.
Rail traffic has resumed on one of Austria’s busiest rail sections after ÖBB completed the replacement of the Rauchmühl Bridge near Innsbruck. Around 270 trains per day are returning to the route between Hall in Tirol and Innsbruck main station.
The finding updates the Court’s 2020 audit and shows a further deterioration in cost control and implementation schedules.
Austria has launched the second phase of the modernisation and electrification of the Styrian West Railway, following completion of the first section in 2025. The 91 km route between Graz and Köflach and towards Wies-Eibiswald is to be fully electrified by 2033.
Major infrastructure works by Germany’s Deutsche Bahn from February 2026 will disrupt rail traffic between Austria and Germany, affecting both passenger and freight services. Austrian operators are adjusting timetables and rerouting trains to maintain connectivity and industrial supply.
The supervisory board of Správa železnic, the Czech rail infrastructure manager, is set to take on a stronger executive role in strategic and investment decisions. The change comes alongside board reshuffles and the planned appointment of a new director-general.
The study was published on 23 January and assesses technical and operational solutions for accommodating high-speed passenger services while maintaining capacity for conventional passenger and freight traffic.
Demolition works are under way at Vienna’s former Nordwestbahnhof freight yard as part of a large-scale urban redevelopment project covering 44 hectares.
The programme builds on the Transpennine Route Upgrade and targets improved connectivity between Liverpool, Manchester, Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield and York.
The collision occurred on January 14, 2026, at around 09:45 near Ban Thanon Kot village in Si Khiew district, causing the train to derail.
The forecast indicates that rail freight across the Öresund Bridge could rise by more than 40% compared with 2019 levels, driven by shorter travel times and higher capacity on the Denmark–Germany corridor.
Severe icing has disrupted rail operations across large parts of the Czech Republic, causing delays and cancellations. The situation is affecting both domestic services and cross-border connections to Germany.
LTG Infra has launched an international tender for design services on the Rail Baltica section from Panevėžys to the Latvian border. The 54 km segment is the final missing link on the Lithuanian part of the corridor.
The testing programme is intended to verify operational readiness ahead of the start of regular services.
An emergency stop of an Intercity train on the Lublin-Szczecin route in the Łódź Province was the result of serious damage to the railway infrastructure. The driver noticed a gap in the rail over a metre long and immediately stopped the train. Railway services have ruled out sabotage – the most likely cause of the incident was severe frost.
The testing programme is intended to verify operational readiness ahead of the start of regular services.
Network Rail has completed rail infrastructure upgrades at Mossend in North Lanarkshire, one of Scotland’s most important freight hubs. The works targeted reliability and performance for freight and passenger services.
Severe winter conditions have caused widespread disruption to rail traffic in several European countries, with infrastructure managers and operators implementing emergency measures to keep services running where possible.