Leo Express has launched an overnight train between Frankfurt, Prague and Bohumín, while the planned continuation to Przemyśl is temporarily operated by bus.
The UAE has begun the introductory phase of its national passenger rail service between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah, ahead of a wider network launch in September 2026.
Daily passenger trains between Oulu, Tornio and Haparanda will begin operating on 10 August 2026, creating a new cross-border connection between Finland and Sweden.
The reported decline followed an April figure of 64.4%, when DB had met its long-distance punctuality target of 61.9%.
The dual-mode locomotives will add to the operator’s existing CZ LOKO fleet.
ÖBB and Austria’s Interior Ministry have renewed their rail security partnership, expanding joint patrols, targeted police operations and staff training.
A train driver has died and around 100 people were injured after two East Midlands Railway services collided near Bedford on Friday evening.
The annual total was the highest since 1920 and exceeded the pre-pandemic peak of 1.75bn journeys recorded in 2018-19.
The units are planned to enter service from December 2030 under a 30-year operating contract for the Prague Integrated Transport system (PID).
The locomotive was built at TÜRASAŞ’s Eskişehir site.
SBB, SNCF Voyageurs and SNCB plan to test a direct Basel–Strasbourg–Brussels TGV INOUI service from July 2027.
The new night train will initially run between Brussels, Cologne, Switzerland and Milan. The route will be extended from the December 2026 timetable change with additional stops in Antwerp, Breda and Eindhoven, giving the Netherlands a direct night train connection to Italy.
The Class 847 units are based at depots in Praha-Libeň and Rakovník and now operate more than 10,000 km per day within Prague Integrated Transport (PID).
ZSSK has presented its first modernised sleeping coach at Rail Business Days in Ostrava, with initial deployment planned during 2026.
The first five-car trains are due to enter service on regional routes at the beginning of 2028.
The first two trains will operate on line U1 between Děčín and Kadaň.
The vehicles are part of an 11-car order approved by the Sound Transit Board in 2020.
State-owned Vy will take over services on the Sørlandsbanen and Jærbanen after the government decided to transfer the contract directly to the national operator.
The operator reported revenue above EUR 2bn, a 1.7% increase, and EBITDA of EUR 337m.
The first passenger trial operations are planned after vehicle approval, final acceptance and delivery, with regular operation on the first routes planned for October 2026.