With upcoming winter timetable change, passenger rail companies announce news on latest development in their offerings. Swiss SBB is no exception.
České dráhy (ČD), the Czech national railway carrier, will introduce a new night service from Prague to Przemyśl from 14 December. The route offers direct access to southeastern Poland and coordinated onward connections to Ukraine.
Transport UK and East Midlands Railway (EMR) have begun passenger operations with the first train from the new Aurora fleet, introducing a revised long-distance offer on the Midland Main Line.
The order will renew part of the operator’s fleet used in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, with the first vehicles entering service in 2028.
The first of 16 new electric trains built by Škoda Group will enter passenger service in Estonia.
By December 2025, ČD expects to receive eight more PESA-made units.
The new fleet is being phased in gradually and will be fully deployed by October 2026.
The decision will apply to all season tickets, peak-time returns for commuters, and off-peak returns between major cities, covering over a billion passenger journeys in England.
The rise in tourism and leisure traffic led to capacity constraints, particularly on the Bernina line during peak periods.
This morning, an express train and a regional passenger train collided in the south of the Czech Republic (in the South Bohemia region), near the city of České Budějovice, leaving around 40 people injured. Five people in a serious condition.
The deal brings the total number of Elf units ordered by the regional operator to 55, forming the largest single fleet of these trains in Poland.
If successful, the travel time between the two cities will be less than two hours.
The current frequency of the route will be increased to accommodate over 400 passengers per day.
East Midlands Railway (EMR), in partnership with Transport UK, has confirmed that the first unit from its new £400 million train fleet, branded as the Aurora fleet, will begin operating during December.
According to the operator, projects are starting, stopping, or overlapping with little warning, leaving almost no route free of disruption.
Changes include new direct routes to Villach and Copenhagen, additional InterCity and EuroCity services, deployment of new rolling stock, and a group fare discount for online bookings.
European Sleeper has confirmed the launch date for its direct night train service between Paris and Berlin.
An option for 30 more units is part of the contract.
From May 2026, passengers will once again be able to travel directly by train from Prague to Copenhagen. České dráhy has opened advance ticket sales for the new cross-border service operated jointly with DB and DSB.
Two passenger trains collided head-on on Sunday evening, 9 November 2025, on the main railway corridor between Pezinok and Svätý Jur, causing a complete shutdown of traffic in the section. The incident occurred shortly after 19:30.