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Cappadocia Express trains will run on the Ankara-Cappadocia and Istanbul-Cappadocia routes. Both trains will run daily and arrive in Kayseri. The train will include two locomotives and 14 cars. Each tourist train can...
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Russian Railways Switches to Low-Carbon Development
Approaches to the formation of environmental strategies at companies in Russia and abroad were discussed by participants in the round table “Zero Waste. Eco-Ambitions as a Source of Modernisation.” The round...
Austrian Airlines and ÖBB Pilots AIRail Baggage Drop
From 23 August, Austrian Airlines will be testing baggage drop-off directly in the Railjet together with ÖBB, making the “train-to-flight” journey even more comfortable. To create a careless journey for our AIRail...
Hertz Italy Adds Alfa Romeo and Maserati to Its Fleet
Hertz Italy is delighted to announce that it has renewed its Premium and Selezione fleet, which offers customers the opportunity to enjoy premium luxury Italian rentals when visiting the country this summer. The...
Leo Express Returns to Poland with 25% Discount
Leo Express resumed its international connection from Prague to Krakow on Friday 18th June. The connection was paused due to the covid-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions. The trains are going from Czechia to...
Air France and SNCF Add 7 New Train + Air Routes
For over 25 years, Air France and SNCF French Railways have been offering their customers a service allowing them to combine train and air travel in the same reservation. As of today, Air France customers can book...
Russian Railways Unveils New Capsule Carriage Concept
The Russian Railways and Transmashholding have presented the first concept for a capsule non-compartment passenger carriage. The presentation took place in Moscow on 11 June 2021 during the first Russian forum Travel...
Russian Railways Focuses on Zero Carbon Emissions
Russian Railways is focused on ensuring carbon neutrality in the long term – in other words, reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and its analogs to zero. This position was enshrined in the Company’s obligations under...
Belarusian Railway Resumes International Passenger Service
On 11 June direct carriages Hrodna-Moscow-Hrodna in trains № 688 Hrodna – Мinsk and № 4 Brest – Мoscow operated by Belarusian Railway will leave for Moscow. The return trains will leave for Minsk on 12 June. The...
Russian Railways to Connect Moscow and Minsk with High-Speed Services
Russian Railways and Belarusian Railways are increasing the passenger services between their two countries. From 30 April 2021, the Russian Railways’ Holding will lay on two pairs of new Lastochka high-speed...
Russian Railways to Resume Long-Distance Trains
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...
Russian Railways Offers 50% Discount for Schoolchildren
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...
Russian Railways Passenger Traffic Increased by 5%
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...
Lufthansa, Deutsche Bahn Unveil “Sprinter” Trains to Frankfurt Airport
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...
New Trains Will Replace the 1970s-built Piccadilly Line Fleet
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...
SBB to Improve Services for Travelling with Bicycles
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...
Russia to Resume Railway Service with Belarus
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...
Bombardier to Supply New Cars for Vancouver’s SkyTrain
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...
