CZ/SK verze

Author: Ing. Ivan Bořil

Next Stop: Innovation — EU Rail Sector Targets Digital Leap with EUR 18 Billion Plan

Next Stop: Innovation — EU Rail Sector Targets Digital Leap with EUR 18 Billion Plan

Slow, patchy, and stuck in the past — Europe’s rail network is overdue for a reset. Now, Europe’s Rail is stepping in with a EUR 18 billion vision to fix it. From faster trains and greener freight to seamless cross-border connections, the goal is clear: make rail the backbone of European mobility by 2034.

17 / 07 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Freight or Scrap? PKP Cargo Under Fire for Destroying Functional Wagons as Sejm Investigates

Freight or Scrap? PKP Cargo Under Fire for Destroying Functional Wagons as Sejm Investigates

Over 10,000 wagons are heading for the scrapyard — and Poland’s Sejm wants answers. As PKP Cargo begins…

26 / 06 / 2025
Freight
‘Unbearable Costs’: German Transport Association Demands Urgent Reform of Rail Infrastructure Charges

‘Unbearable Costs’: German Transport Association Demands Urgent Reform of Rail Infrastructure Charges

Germany’s rail freight sector is on edge. As infrastructure charges surge and federal support stalls,…

19 / 06 / 2025
Business
Alstom Bets Big on Poland: New Orders, New Halls, and Over 200 Trains in the Pipeline

Alstom Bets Big on Poland: New Orders, New Halls, and Over 200 Trains in the Pipeline

Alstom is going all in on Poland. With nearly half a billion złoty earmarked for expansion, the global…

18 / 06 / 2025
Business
‘The Tip of the Iceberg’: Europe Unites Against Germany’s Rail Infrastructure Chaos

‘The Tip of the Iceberg’: Europe Unites Against Germany’s Rail Infrastructure Chaos

Germany’s rail modernisation push is hitting resistance — and not just at home. Ten European rail freight…

17 / 06 / 2025
Freight
End of an Era: Kazakhstan Opens Rail Freight Market After Years of Monopoly Rule

End of an Era: Kazakhstan Opens Rail Freight Market After Years of Monopoly Rule

Kazakhstan is rewriting the rules of its rail freight game. Backed by presidential support, the country is pushing to break KTZ’s monopoly, open the market…

17 / 06 / 2025
Freight
Freight Wagons for €2 a Day — Ukraine’s Rail Market Faces Historic Collapse

Freight Wagons for €2 a Day — Ukraine’s Rail Market Faces Historic Collapse

Ukraine is experiencing a severe surplus of freight wagons, driving rental prices to historic lows. In some cases, operators are forced to haul cargo for…

16 / 06 / 2025
Business
Russia Lays New War Tracks: Billion-Euro Railway Expands Across Occupied Ukraine

Russia Lays New War Tracks: Billion-Euro Railway Expands Across Occupied Ukraine

While global attention remains on the frontlines, Russia is quietly investing billions into building a vast rail network across occupied Ukrainian territories.…

15 / 06 / 2025
Passenger
Rolling Cuts — PKP Cargotabor Shuts Depots in Radical Restructuring Push

Rolling Cuts — PKP Cargotabor Shuts Depots in Radical Restructuring Push

PKP Cargotabor sp. z o.o., a subsidiary of PKP Cargo responsible for managing its rolling stock, is intensifying its restructuring efforts by shutting…

12 / 06 / 2025
Business
Freight Down, Hope Up: PKP Cargo Targets Turnaround with New Deals

Freight Down, Hope Up: PKP Cargo Targets Turnaround with New Deals

Poland’s rail freight giant PKP Cargo is fighting to regain control. With losses shrinking, staff costs falling, and new contracts rolling in, the company…

09 / 06 / 2025
Freight
Poland Bets Big on Sławków: EUR 1 Billion Investment to Boost Ukraine–EU Rail Link

Poland Bets Big on Sławków: EUR 1 Billion Investment to Boost Ukraine–EU Rail Link

Ukraine’s cargo may soon roll straight into the EU—no track change required. With a EUR 1 billion boost to the Sławków terminal, Poland is rewriting the…

30 / 05 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Steel Over Sand: A Rail Link to Rewrite Central Asias Trade Map

Steel Over Sand: A Rail Link to Rewrite Central Asias Trade Map

They tried it in the 19th century. Now, with a new geopolitical hand, Kazakhstan is betting big on a railway through Taliban-led Afghanistan, chasing long-denied…

27 / 05 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Terminals Out, Corridors In: SBB Cargo's Freight Transformation Plan

Terminals Out, Corridors In: SBB Cargo's Freight Transformation Plan

SBB Cargo was meant to be Switzerland’s freight backbone. But with eight terminals shutting down and millions on the line, the state rail operator is scrambling…

26 / 05 / 2025
Business
From Operator to Observer? PKP Cargo Exits Key Wide-Gauge Hubs

From Operator to Observer? PKP Cargo Exits Key Wide-Gauge Hubs

PKP Cargo is cashing out of two strategic wide-gauge terminals, and Warsaw is ready to buy. A EUR 9 million deal could reshape Poland’s freight corridor—and…

21 / 05 / 2025
Business
Tracks of Peace: Armenia and Turkey Reopen Historic Rail Link After 31 Years

Tracks of Peace: Armenia and Turkey Reopen Historic Rail Link After 31 Years

After three decades of silence, steel tracks between Armenia and Turkey are set to echo once again. The long-abandoned Gyumri–Kars railway connection will…

19 / 05 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
‹
1 2 3 ›