Latest news: Recent news highlights operational challenges and strategic shifts in European rail. Kombiverkehr reported a 13.5% decline in 2025 due to German infrastructure works, while German operator Helrom entered liquidation. A GSM-R radio failure halted trains nationwide in Germany for two hours. In positive developments, Italy's ANSFISA authorized 14 Alstom hydrogen trains for a 2027 launch in Lombardy. Cargo Center Graz launched a new intermodal service connecting Austria to Croatia's Rijeka Gateway. SBB Cargo Schweiz secured a major construction materials transport contract in Switzerland.
Latest Railway News
Freight Rail
Van den Bosch strengthens in Spain, takes full control of Multirail
Lubomir Cech
July 16, 2025
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Infrastructure
Germany adjusts rail renovation timeline through 2036
Karel Novak
July 16, 2025
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Freight Rail
Rail Cargo Group moved 1.4 million tons of wood for Papierholz Austria in 2024
Lubomir Cech
July 16, 2025
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2 min read
Freight Rail
Dedicated freight corridors in India: Longer trains, increased traffic and volume
Lubomir Cech
July 16, 2025
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Infrastructure
CPK: first four location permit applications for Warsaw–Łódź HSR line
Karel Novak
July 16, 2025
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3 min read
Rolling Stock
22 new Škoda EMUs ordered for new Arriva concession from Prague to West Bohemia (video)
Lubomir Cech
July 15, 2025
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Freight Rail
Container operations launched at PSP Terminal Szeged
Lubomir Cech
July 15, 2025
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Infrastructure
ÖBB: New railway bridge in Eschenau undergoes 240-tonne load test
Karel Novak
July 15, 2025
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Freight Rail
Intermodal in Poland Q1 2025: Market share at record levels despite minor quarterly decline
Lubomir Cech
July 15, 2025
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2 min read
Rolling Stock
Akiem leases 14 Stadler FLIRT Akku battery trains to ODEG for West Mecklenburg network
Lubomir Cech
July 15, 2025
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3 min read
Freight Rail
FRACHTbahn Traktion starts Germany to Poland operations with ad-hoc tank car service
Lubomir Cech
July 14, 2025
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Passenger Rail
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté orders 14 CAF Coradia Polyvalent trains
Lubomir Cech
July 14, 2025
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Insights
Austrian freight rail traffic in 2024: Slight recovery despite infrastructure challenges
Lubomir Cech
July 14, 2025
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Infrastructure
Full closure in two weeks: Hamburg–Berlin major overhaul between August 2025 and May 2026
Lubomir Cech
July 14, 2025
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3 min read
Infrastructure
Modalis Group will operate new combined transport terminal at Dunkerque Port from 2026
Lubomir Cech
July 14, 2025
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Rolling Stock
Berner Oberland-Bahnen: five more multiple-unit trains from Stadler
Karel Novak
July 12, 2025
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1 min read
Freight Rail
Union Pacific begins rail service for Roehm's petrochemical facility in Texas
Lubomir Cech
July 11, 2025
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Passenger Rail
ÖBB adjusts Railjet and Nightjet orders to reflect long-distance traffic demand
Lubomir Cech
July 11, 2025
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