ÖBB is upgrading signalling and activating an overtaking station on Tyrol’s Lower Inn Valley line to allow more passenger and freight trains to use the corridor.
The decision follows a memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries in early June 2026.
DB InfraGO will reopen the Hagen–Cologne and Hamburg–Hannover routes on 10 July, but the Nuremberg–Regensburg line will remain closed for further signalling safety checks.
Deutsche Bahn has revised the Stuttgart 21 commissioning schedule after an internal audit identified serious failures in planning and project control. The new main station is now expected to open in December 2031.
The facility adds 38,000 m² of depot space for loaded and empty containers at the combined transport location.
Brabrand is the third new workshop DSB has built for its shift from diesel to electric operation.
The project is budgeted at EUR 498m (CHF 467.5m) and will create separate alignments for rail, national road and local traffic by 2037.
Alstom has broken ground on a new manufacturing site in Matosinhos that will support its contract to supply 153 commuter and regional trains to CP.
The 9.4 ha terminal is planned to open in Q1 2028.
No injuries were reported, but the derailment caused extensive infrastructure damage.
The planned USD 4bn private investment covers a 4,500-acre integrated rail facility on the west side of Barstow.
A nationwide failure of Germany’s GSM-R railway radio system brought passenger and freight services to a standstill late on 23 June, before operations gradually resumed after midnight.
Estonia’s railway infrastructure manager Eesti Raudtee and passenger operator Elron have tested procedures for stopping trains and protecting passengers during a simulated drone threat.
The European Commission has opened a EUR 1.1bn transport infrastructure funding call, with railway projects on the core trans-European transport network among the eligible categories. Applications are open until 6 October 2026.
Poland has presented its first comprehensive long-term railway development plan, covering 4,700 kilometres of new lines and 19 strategic corridors.
Spain’s Council of Ministers has authorised Adif, the Government of Cantabria and Suelo Industrial de Cantabria to sign an agreement for the Llano de La Pasiega intermodal terminal in Piélagos.
DB InfraGO will begin the Lehrte–Berlin corridor renewal on 2 October 2026, with long-distance trains between Berlin and Hannover facing longer journey times.
Construction is due to begin in December 2026 and finish by the end of 2029.
Local and regional services will return to the regular timetable, and replacement buses will be withdrawn.
ÖBB has completed the second new railway bridge over the Salzach in Eschenau after a successful 250-tonne load test with three locomotives.