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On 7 October, the Connecting Europe Express reached its final destination of Paris after 36 days travelling across Europe - West to East, North to South, and even visiting neighbours outside the EU. This train was specially put together for the occasion of the European Year of Rail 2021, aiming to raise awareness of the benefits of […]
Connecting Europe Express reached its final destination of Paris after travelling across Europe - West to East, North to South.
Italian contractor to work on rail extension from world’s longest rail tunnel
COVID-19 Special: The virus hits traffic The real price of transportation The EU adopted a Mobility Strategy in December, aimed at modernizing the timetabling process and ticketing, while improving capacity and performance. "We can better align the price of using transport with its societal costs, including pollution. This would reduce the cost disadvantage of greener transport alternatives, such as rail. As foreseen in our Mobility Strategy, all external costs of transport within the EU shall be covered by the transport users by 2050 at the latest," said Valean. The Commissioner argues that ...
news EU launches Year of Rail campaign amid drop in passenger numbers dw.com 15/01/2021 Sergio Matalucci The rail sector has paid a high price for lockdowns across Europe. The number of passengers has declined steeply, impacting rail operators. The EU executive is now launching a series of initiatives to support the sector. © Imago Images/F. Sorge The EU campaign aims to make more Europeans change their ways of traveling The European Commission (EC) launched the European Year of Rail on January 1 to encourage a modal shift toward railway services and cushion the impact of...