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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...
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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...
Bombardier to Supply 33 OMNEO Regio 2N Trains to SNCF
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...
Siemens Mobility Delivers Final Train for Rhine-Ruhr Express
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...
High-Speed Rail to Pass Through Veliky Novgorod
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...
Princess Cruises Unveils Japan 2022 Season
Princess Cruises 2022 Summer Japan Programme Offers Many Opportunities to Experience Local Festivals In summer 2022, Princess Cruises sails out of Tokyo (Yokohama) and Kobe, Japan on diverse itineraries spanning from...
Passenger Traffic on Russian Railways’ Network Decreased by 28.4%
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...
Austrian Airlines Launches AIRail Train Service between Graz and Vienna Airport
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...
Siemens to Produce High-Speed Trains for Russia
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...
Russian Railways to Launch Service to Karelia for New Year Holidays
To increase transport accessibility and develop interregional railway communications, the Russian Railways’ Holding is organising a direct rail service between Moscow and Pitkyaranta in the Republic of Karelia. Direct...
DB and SBB to Increase Rail Services between Germany and Switzerland
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and SBB are to further expand international passenger services between Germany and Switzerland over the medium term. This will involve the introduction of new direct services from Hamburg to Ticino...
Russian Railways Opens Refurbished Lounges at 32 Stations
The Russian Railways Holding is implementing a project to improve passenger comfort levels at railway stations. The waiting rooms at 32 station complexes have been upgraded, modernised and made more functional for...
