Latest news: Recent railway news highlights significant market shifts and strategic investments. Eviden and CFL are pioneering FRMCS migration in Luxembourg. In Austria, ÖBB Group's rail freight market share decreased as competitors gained. Hungary faces rising rail freight costs and weakening demand. Automar and FS Logistix launched a new automotive rail corridor in Italy, operated by Mercitalia Rail. Alstom opened a major parts logistics hub in Salzgitter, Germany, while HŽ Cargo, Budamar Logistics, and Luka Rijeka enhanced intermodal Ro-Ro traffic via Croatia's Port of Rijeka.
Latest Railway News
Passenger Rail
Qatar–Saudi Arabia plan high-speed electric passenger railway linking Doha and Riyadh
Lubomir Cech
December 30, 2025
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Passenger Rail
PKP Intercity is looking for up to 55 high-speed trainsets
Lubomir Cech
December 30, 2025
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Passenger Rail
Interoceanico train derailment in Oaxaca leaves 13 dead and 98 injured
Lubomir Cech
December 29, 2025
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Passenger Rail
Akiem locomotives handle first night ski train of the season from Paris to the Alps
Lubomir Cech
December 29, 2025
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Freight Rail
Körfez Ulaştırma launches intermodal freight services on Halkalı–Kapıkule corridor
Lubomir Cech
December 29, 2025
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Freight Rail
Hupac adds Duisburg–Novara shuttle and adjusts Germany–Italy intermodal frequencies
Lubomir Cech
December 29, 2025
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Passenger Rail
Alstom awarded with a contract for 47 Adessia Stream diesel trains in Mexico
Lubomir Cech
December 29, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Alstom’s Traxx Universal locomotives authorised for operation in France and Belgium
Lubomir Cech
December 29, 2025
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Rolling Stock
European Loc Pool’s Euro9000 locomotive approved for operation in Italy
Lubomir Cech
December 29, 2025
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Business
EIB allocates €13.5 million to Ukrzaliznytsia for border and freight infrastructure
Lubomir Cech
December 28, 2025
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Rolling Stock
EURO6000 locomotive enters service with RailAdventure in France
Lubomir Cech
December 27, 2025
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Freight Rail
Japan: JR Freight begins round-trip rail transport with 31-foot refrigerated containers
Lubomir Cech
December 27, 2025
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Business
Renfe signs €250 million loan with EIB for Rodalies fleet renewal in Catalonia
Lubomir Cech
December 26, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Trenord completes fleet renewal with 214 new trains
Lubomir Cech
December 26, 2025
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Rolling Stock
FRACHTbahn adds first branded TRAXX locomotive to its fleet
Lubomir Cech
December 26, 2025
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Infrastructure
Construction begins on track linking Kühnsdorf freight terminal to Koralm Railway
Lubomir Cech
December 26, 2025
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Infrastructure
First phase nears end on Hamburg–Berlin line
Karel Novak
December 26, 2025
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Rolling Stock
SITARAIL adds four GL30 diesel-electric locomotives to fleet on Ivory Coast to Burkina Faso corridor
Lubomir Cech
December 26, 2025
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Infrastructure
Poland will build construction material rail terminal in Warsaw for the CPK project
Lubomir Cech
December 25, 2025
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