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Author: Mariia Akhromieieva

Railway Renaissance: Greece and Italy Launch EUR 760M Plan to Rebuild Trust and Trains

Railway Renaissance: Greece and Italy Launch EUR 760M Plan to Rebuild Trust and Trains

Greece’s railways were supposed to get a routine upgrade. Instead, they’re getting a EUR 760 million Italian-fuelled overhaul—complete with high-speed trains, EU-backed infrastructure modernisation, and a renewed cross-border alliance built in the shadow of tragedy.

15 / 05 / 2025
Business
New Tracks, Old Ties: EU and Ukraine Rebuild Rail Links Through Poland

New Tracks, Old Ties: EU and Ukraine Rebuild Rail Links Through Poland

What began as an emergency response to war is now evolving into a permanent transformation. With over…

15 / 05 / 2025
Freight
ZSSK Expands Stadler KISS Fleet with Four New Double-Deck Trains

ZSSK Expands Stadler KISS Fleet with Four New Double-Deck Trains

Slovakia’s rail network is about to double up—literally. With Stadler’s new double-deck KISS trains entering…

14 / 05 / 2025
Passenger
Steel, Salt, and Sustainability: K+S and Innofreight Reinvent Fertilizer Freight

Steel, Salt, and Sustainability: K+S and Innofreight Reinvent Fertilizer Freight

Not all containers are created equal. Some just hold goods — the chemietainer rewrites logistics. Designed…

14 / 05 / 2025
Freight
Thunderbolts on Track: Rail Talk with Marvel’s Messiest Heroes

Thunderbolts on Track: Rail Talk with Marvel’s Messiest Heroes

They’ve faced mind control, bad press, timeline trauma, and a very dysfunctional group dynamic—but can…

13 / 05 / 2025
Interviews and Events
Switzerland’s Freight Future: EUR 192M for DAC, Intermodality, and Innovation

Switzerland’s Freight Future: EUR 192M for DAC, Intermodality, and Innovation

Switzerland is no stranger to precision, but this time it's not clocks—it's freight. With EUR 192 million earmarked for Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC),…

13 / 05 / 2025
Business
Europe’s Newest Commuter Hub? Cluj Unveils Ambitious Metropolitan Rail Vision

Europe’s Newest Commuter Hub? Cluj Unveils Ambitious Metropolitan Rail Vision

Forget endless traffic and packed buses — Cluj-Napoca’s EUR 250 million rail project is laying down something better. With modern trains, new stations,…

12 / 05 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
East Meets West—on Rails: Chancay Corridor Could Redefine South American Freight

East Meets West—on Rails: Chancay Corridor Could Redefine South American Freight

Brazil ships billions to China, but it’s about to send them faster. The long-dreamed Bioceanic Railway, now tethered to China’s Chancay deepwater port,…

12 / 05 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Next Stop, Gen Z: UK Lowers Train Driver Age to 18 Amid Staffing Crisis

Next Stop, Gen Z: UK Lowers Train Driver Age to 18 Amid Staffing Crisis

Trains may soon be piloted by teenagers. The UK has officially lowered the train driver age to 18, opening the cab door to school-leavers—and challenging…

12 / 05 / 2025
Business
Platzkart, Reinvented: Ukraine Unveils First Modern Third-Class Wagons

Platzkart, Reinvented: Ukraine Unveils First Modern Third-Class Wagons

Platzkart is back—with a makeover. In a first since independence, Ukraine rolls out brand-new third-class railcars, built by Kryukiv Railcar Plant, funded…

09 / 05 / 2025
Passenger
Interview with the Pan-European Timetable AI: I Was Built for Symphonies. They Gave Me Discord.

Interview with the Pan-European Timetable AI: I Was Built for Symphonies. They Gave Me Discord.

It was supposed to be a miracle of coordination. A digital system designed to weave together Europe’s railways—a single, seamless, synchronised schedule…

07 / 05 / 2025
Interviews and Events
Smart Trains, Smarter Tracks: Hitachi and Knorr-Bremse Redefine Rail Travel

Smart Trains, Smarter Tracks: Hitachi and Knorr-Bremse Redefine Rail Travel

Rome gets new metro trains, Budapest gets digital signalling, and Hitachi and Knorr-Bremse get Europe’s rail future in motion. From couplers to code, the…

07 / 05 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Bleeding Billions: Restructuring PKP CARGO Before It’s Too Late

Bleeding Billions: Restructuring PKP CARGO Before It’s Too Late

PKP CARGO’s freight empire is crumbling. With coal volumes shrinking, market share collapsing, and a EUR 560 million loss on the books, Poland’s largest…

06 / 05 / 2025
Freight
Wildlife on Track: Rail Baltica’s Underpass in Lithuania Welcomes First Animal Crossings

Wildlife on Track: Rail Baltica’s Underpass in Lithuania Welcomes First Animal Crossings

Beneath the tracks of Rail Baltica, a new kind of movement is underway—one that safeguards biodiversity, cuts transport emissions, and unites the Baltic…

06 / 05 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Solar Rails Are Here: Switzerland’s Train Tracks Just Started Generating Power

Solar Rails Are Here: Switzerland’s Train Tracks Just Started Generating Power

Why build solar farms when the tracks are already laid? Switzerland’s new solar railway pilot proves that rail infrastructure can double as clean power…

05 / 05 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
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