By 2030, the fleet will grow from the originally planned 27 to a total of 40 Railjet trainsets, consisting of 12 nine-car and 28 seven-car units.
Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) has extended its high-speed passenger train service from Aghstafa to Gazakh.
The new contract, awarded by the provincial authorities, spans from December 2028 through 2043, with an estimated value of over EUR 650 million.Arriva has secured the railway concession for the Vechtdal lines in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands.
For the first time in France, a regional administration independently managed the reopening of a previously closed railway line.
The Hungarian railway infrastructure operator MÁV and the Sopron-based railway company GYSEV have signed an agreement on the transfer of railway lines in Western Hungary.
The company plans to introduce additional train services on key routes connecting Paris with Bordeaux, Nantes, Angers, and Rennes.
The company is expanding its existing framework agreement signed in 2021, which originally included 100 trainsets. This latest order brings the total to 150 IC5 units.
The updated services will start from mid-December 2026.
Arriva has secured a contract with the Czech Ministry of Transport for the operation of long-distance train services connecting Prague with Cheb and Prague with Klatovy.
The double-decker vehicles are intended for long-distance transport and are scheduled to begin operation on the western route (Westbahn line) from the end of 2026.
The delivery is part of KTZ’s plan to fully replace its passenger cars fleet by 2030.
These units are part of the ongoing delivery under the current contract for a total of ten locomotives. With six now delivered, the remaining four are expected by the end of 2025.
The route will be operated by Frecciarossa trains with four daily return trips and intermediate stops at Lyon Saint-Exupéry, Avignon TGV, and Aix-en-Provence TGV.
The program is being carried out at the Saint-Pierre-des-Corps industrial technical centre and represents an investment of EUR 55 million.
The vehicles are scheduled to enter service in December 2026 and will operate until at least December 2030.
Berlin-based start-up Nox has announced plans to launch a network of night trains offering fully private rooms for individual or double occupancy across Europe, beginning in 2027.
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.
The President of the Polish Office of Rail Transport (UTK) issued ten new open access decisions during April and May 2025.
These trains are designated for regional services in Trnava and Banská Bystrica regions.
The Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and Communications has initiated a public consultation for a new procurement model aimed at restructuring the award of public passenger rail services.