French region to fill the financial gap for Turin-Lyon access routes

The French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, which includes Lyon, said it is willing to cover the 20 million euros missing for the studies for the French access routes to the future Turin-Lyon railway. The region President, Laurent Wauquiez, claimed that the money allocation is dependent on state investments in everyday mobility in the region. The French […]

Rotterdam: hazardous goods wagons banned from Pernis shunting yard

The shunting of wagons containing hazardous substances has been suspended at the Pernis railway yard in Rotterdam. The suspension follows the identification of leaks in the yard’s fire extinguishing facility, said Dutch Infrastructure Manager ProRail. The situation at Pernis will be further investigated with internal and external specialists during this week. Based on the results […]

Russia fears rail blockade and builds rail ferries for Kaliningrad

Fear of a rail blockade is leading Russia to build three additional rail ferries for its Kaliningrad exclave. The country’s westernmost region is surrounded by EU and NATO member states which control all railways into and out of the region. Russia is now looking to move its rail freight by sea in order to guarantee […]

CER urges for more pragmatism in rail capacity allocation

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) said Europe needs a more pragmatic approach to reach the goals set by the Green Deal. For rail freight, this means “more flexibility on short-term capacity allocation”, as CER mentioned. The need for more concrete solutions was brought up on Tuesday, 23 January, during a meeting […]