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The Russian Railways recorded growing demand for long-distance trains during in the second quarter of 2021. This last week also saw on average over 220,000 tickets sold daily during the maximum advance purchase period, which is about 29% more […]
To increase the population’s transport mobility and develop domestic tourism, the Russian Railways’ Holding has decided for the sixth year in a row to offer a 50% discount to children aged from 10 to 17 for the duration of
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According to the latest figures, in March 2021 the infrastructure of Russian Railways carried 85.9 million passengers, 4.8% more than in the same month last year. Suburban passenger numbers amounted to 79.4 million, an increase of 5.1%, while long-distance
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Lufthansa and Deutsche Bahn are focusing on the rapid expansion of joint train-to-flight services. In Frankfurt today, the two companies presented their plans for a joint product initiative. The Lufthansa Express Rail network will be expanded by five additional
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Transport for London (TfL) and Siemens Mobility have today unveiled the detailed design of the new generation Tube trains for the Piccadilly line, which will soon be in production to replace the existing 1970s fleet. The trains currently running
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SBB is improving its services for travelling with bicycles for the 2021 cycling season. It is taking this step in response to strong demand and to insufficient capacity last summer. On key leisure travel lines (Bern to Brig, Zurich
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In accordance with Decree No. 228-r issued by the Government of the Russian Federation on 3 February 2021, passenger services with the Republic of Belarus are to resume. From 8 February, after a long break, train number 1/2 Moscow
Global mobility technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has signed a contract with TransLink for 205 new rail cars for the SkyTrain network in Vancouver. The modern 5-car trains will provide additional capacity to meet the region’s
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Global mobility leader Bombardier Transportation has received an order for 33 BOMBARDIER OMNEO Regio 2N trains, from SNCF on behalf of the Hauts-de-France region. This new order amounts to approximately 565 million euro ($688 million US), including price escalations based on
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The 84th train for the Rhine-Ruhr Express (RRX) infrastructure and mobility project was handed over right on schedule. The trains were originally ordered from Siemens Mobility in 2015. The RRX order, consisting of trains and a service contract, has
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The Scientific and Technical Council of Russian Railways has recommended that as a main option, the high-speed rail route between Moscow – St. Petersburg should pass through Veliky Novgorod. The Council’s meeting took place on 9 December 2020 via
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According to the latest figures, 68.1 million passengers were transported on the infrastructure of Russian Railways in November 2020, 28.4% less than in the same month last year. Suburban passenger numbers amounted to 63.7 million, a decline of 26.4%,
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Austrian Airlines and the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) are expanding their “Train to Plane” offer AIRail by another route. From 13 December 2020, four trains with an Austrian flight number will run daily between Graz Central Station and Vienna
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Russian Railways, JSC Sinara Group, Ural Locomotives LLC and Siemens Mobility have concluded an agreement of intent that will contribute to the development of high-speed rail transport in Russia. The document was signed by Dmitry Pegov, Deputy Managing Director
