Travel time between Lisbon and Porto is forecast to reach 1 h 15 min once the full line is open, with an estimated annual ridership approaching 10 million passengers.
The project is designed to support future maintenance, transshipment, and storage needs, particularly for the company’s key customer and direct neighbour, Audi Hungaria.
The launching chamber, which measures over 180 metres in length and up to 23 metres in depth, with diaphragm walls extending down to 43.5 metres, will house the tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will drive the country's longest and widest single-bore railway tunnel.
The project should improve international rail connectivity and offering additional capacity for intermodal and transit traffic between Ukraine and the EU.
Polish, Czech and Hungarian national carriers announce vehicle upgrades, international service configurations, and station-level capacity works.
Long-distance services, except those on the Gäubahn line, and approximately half of the regional services will be rerouted via the new through station.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has launched the construction phase for the extension of the Ulm-Dornstadt intermodal terminal.
After a successful load test involving three Hercules locomotives carrying a total load of 240 tonnes, the Salzach bridge on track 1 near Eschenau was cleared for rail traffic.
The corridor, used by an average of 470 trains daily—including long-distance, regional, and freight services — will undergo work on infrastructure components and station facilities.
Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia are preparing to finalise an agreement for the construction of a cross-border railway tunnel.
The first phase of modernization in the Tauern Tunnel is approaching completion.
The first test run of an electric train has taken place on the Algarve Line between Faro and Vila Real de Santo António.
The Muuga freight terminal is the only location in Estonia where Rail Baltica will directly connect to a seaport.
The high-speed railway between Novi Sad and Subotica is expected to begin passenger operations in July 2025.
The in-plant railway siding at Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar facility has started operations.
The project includes the construction of a new railway line (No. 437) and a dedicated siding to serve the port area.
Project will focus on upgrading the 1,047-kilometre north-south railway corridor linking Umm Qasr Port in the south to Mosul in the north via Basra and Baghdad.
DB InfraGO has initiated discussions with rail operators, industry associations, and regional governments regarding potential adjustments to the timeline of planned corridor renovations on high-traffic rail routes in Germany.
The agreement involves the planning and delivery of rail infrastructure, above-rail haulage services, and financing, forming an integrated project structure under one provider.
More than 280 test runs at speeds of up to 250 km/h have been completed on Austria’s new Koralmbahn high-speed line between Graz and Klagenfurt.