The accident occurred on Line Z near the community of Nizandá, in the municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca.
On Friday evening, 19 December, two Akiem locomotives, BB75326 and BB75330, departed from Paris Gare de Lyon to haul the first night train of the winter season serving Alpine destinations. The service operated to Moûtiers, Aime – La Plagne and Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
The agreement covers 33 trains for long-distance services and 14 for shorter routes on the Mexico City–Querétaro–Irapuato and Saltillo–Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo corridors.
Commercial passenger services on the Dakar–AIBD section are planned before the end of the first half of 2026, subject to completion of testing and safety certification.
The daily return service is scheduled to start on 25 June 2026.
Germany and Poland have launched a new EuroCity corridor linking Leipzig with Wrocław, Kraków and Przemyśl near the Ukrainian border. The service expands cross-border long-distance rail between the two countries by 50%.
The RER D has expanded operations of its RER NG rolling stock to a second route, while Île-de-France Mobilités has announced the creation of a new Y line for southern Essonne, separating the Dourdan and Saint-Martin-d’Étampes branches from the RER C to improve service reliability.
ÖBB has launched a new, faster Railjet connection between Vienna and Trieste following the opening of the Koralmbahn. The route significantly reduces journey times and strengthens rail links between Austria and Italy.
Czech private operator RegioJet has cancelled 1,080 train services in Poland just days before their scheduled departure, citing staff shortages.
Bavaria will introduce a uniform exterior design for all newly procured regional and S-Bahn trains, applying a white-and-blue scheme with a diamond motif across the state rail network.
The contract value stands at EUR 89,4 million, with funding provided through the EU Cohesion Fund and national co-financing.
Plans for a new night train connection between Basel and Malmö have been cancelled following the Swiss Parliament's decision not to provide the required financial support.
The United States Navy has opened a presolicitation process aimed at replacing the ageing DODX 40000-series flat wagons, originally built in 1981.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Eurostar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a direct high-speed service between London and major German cities such as Cologne and Frankfurt, with operations targeted for the early 2030s.
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.