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Passenger rail services in the Île-de-France region will see further changes in 2026, with adjustments to service levels and continued fleet renewal on several corridors.
The Alataw Pass route forms part of the main rail corridors used by China–Europe Railway Express services, which link multiple Chinese origins with logistics hubs in Central and Western Europe, including Małaszewicze, one of the principal transshipment points on the EU’s eastern border.
The parties plan to complete the transaction by the end of the first quarter of 2026.
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has published its latest Market Investigation Railways, presenting a detailed overview of developments in the rail sector for the 2024 financial year. The report shows that competition in rail freight continued to intensify, even as overall freight volumes declined slightly due to economic conditions and network constraints.
The vehicles, intended for use in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, were moved by rail from France through Germany to Poland, before continuing east.
The assessment was carried out in cooperation with the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) and forms part of the preparation of SRT’s project evaluation for the 2026 fiscal year.
Grupa Azoty Koltar secures direct cooperation with Ukrainian railways at key border crossings with Poland
As 2025 draws to a close, we look back at the stories that captured your attention the most. From groundbreaking locomotive debuts to dramatic incidents and shifting geopolitical currents, here are the ten most-read articles on RAILMARKET this year.
The procedure covers a 13 km section of Line 85 between Kotowice, in the Brwinów municipality in Mazovia, and the future airport hub.
DPB Rail Infra Service has taken delivery of its second EURODUAL hybrid locomotive, further expanding its traction fleet for construction and infrastructure services.
The agreement covers access to the government-owned Yekepa–Buchanan railway and the Port of Buchanan, both operated as multi-user infrastructure.
The agreement covers locomotives for intermodal rail services operated by LTE Netherlands.
China’s high-speed rail network has exceeded 50,000 km in operation following the opening of new high-speed railway in Shaanxi Province.
The latest introduction forms part of the wider Arterio rollout that is reshaping capacity on weekday peak services.
The recent activity includes full-cab simulators, portable training devices and network modelling solutions for a wide range of rolling stock types and operating scenarios.
Following the expansion, the terminal’s handling capacity has reached 25,000 TEUs.
Qatar and Saudi Arabia have presented plans for a high-speed electric passenger railway connecting their two capitals, Doha and Riyadh.
The scope of the contract includes the supply of the trainsets, maintenance services for each vehicle over a period of 30 years, and the delivery of a dedicated technical maintenance facility.
The accident occurred on Line Z near the community of Nizandá, in the municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca.
On Friday evening, 19 December, two Akiem locomotives, BB75326 and BB75330, departed from Paris Gare de Lyon to haul the first night train of the winter season serving Alpine destinations. The service operated to Moûtiers, Aime – La Plagne and Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
The route is intended to handle export cargo moving from Türkiye towards Europe as well as import flows arriving from Europe to the Halkalı terminal in Istanbul.
The changes are intended to adjust frequencies and capacity on core north–south intermodal routes.
The agreement covers 33 trains for long-distance services and 14 for shorter routes on the Mexico City–Querétaro–Irapuato and Saltillo–Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo corridors.
The authorisation is based on the Onvia Cab signalling and control platform and allows the locomotives to enter service in these two countries for the first time under this configuration.
The approval extends the locomotive’s operating area and allows its deployment on cross-border freight services involving Italy.
As part of a wider financing package for essential public services in Ukraine, the European Investment Bank has allocated €13.5 million to Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia).
The locomotive was acquired specifically for the French market to support RailAdventure's role as an interim operator handling new rolling stock from factory exit to customer delivery.
The project aims to promote sustainable freight networks by increasing rail modal share and container size utilisation.
This agreement forms the first tranche of a €500 million financing package approved by the EIB.
The final train from a large-scale fleet renewal programme for regional passenger services in Lombardy has entered service.
The Class 185 locomotive features a custom livery and has been named “Zugspitze.”
The construction phase for a new curved track at the Kühnsdorf freight terminal in southern Carinthia has started following a groundbreaking ceremony held this week.
SITARAIL, the rail operator of the Abidjan–Ouagadougou network and a subsidiary of Africa Global Logistics (AGL), has taken delivery of four new GL30, also referred to as GT26, diesel-electric locomotives, from Railco Africa.
The siding, scheduled for completion by 2029, is intended to facilitate large-scale rail deliveries of construction materials for the future airport terminal and the Warsaw–Łódź high-speed rail (HSR) line.
POLREGIO is continuing its programme to expand and renew its diesel rolling stock, with two separate purchase agreements covering a total of 14 used diesel multiple trains intended for operation on non-electrified routes across several regions of Poland.
At the annual assembly of Italian freight rail association Fermerci, President Clemente Carta outlined an increasingly strained operating environment for the sector, citing growing disruptions across the European network.
Fenniarail has started commercial operation with two new Siemens Vectron electric locomotives in Finland.
A-Train operates the airport rail link under a public-private partnership concession with the Swedish state.
Data released under the Railway 200 banner show that rail freight is handling an increased share of consumer goods in the months leading up to the festivities.
For the 27th year in a row, CPKC's Holiday Train has been spreading Christmas joy across Canada and the United States.
Swiss Post handles a sharp rise in parcel volumes during the pre-Christmas period, processing more than 22 million parcels between Black Friday and Christmas.
The combined budget of approximately HUF 860 billion (EUR 2.22 billion) is planned to be used for targeted track renewal works across multiple high-traffic locations in the national rail network.
The transaction establishes a partnership aimed at expanding GMP’s activities in the European rail leasing market and is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
With this latest procurement, the total number of new DART trains ordered reaches 57, corresponding to a total investment of around EUR 670 million.
The agreement includes associated maintenance services for a period of ten years and is valued at €393 million.
The approval applies to operations in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. Authorization for Denmark is under preparation.
Both companies have received authorisation to operate rail services in Austria, expanding their cross-border activities in Central Europe and along the North Adriatic corridor.
Higher transport volumes on construction projects and the intention to carry out more rail movements independently are the main reasons for the procurement.
Alstom reports over 250 locomotives ordered from the platform by more than 10 operators and leasing companies.
The newly ordered trains are expected to gradually replace older rolling stock.