The approval by the Office of Rail Transport (UTK) confirms that PLK’s safety management system complies with EU requirements for infrastructure managers.
The operator is seeking sufficient train paths to run nine daily return services between Turin and Naples and four between Turin and Venice.
Germany has submitted planning documents for the Dresden–Prague high-speed railway to parliament, bringing the cross-border project a step closer to approval.
The Australian Government has allocated AUD 659.6m (EUR 402m) for a two-year development phase of the Newcastle–Sydney section of Australia’s High Speed Rail (HSR) programme. The funding covers detailed planning and approvals to prepare the 194 km Line 1 corridor for construction between Newcastle and central Sydney.
The contract covers India’s first high-speed corridor linking Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Trenitalia will invest EUR 2bn in its high-speed fleet, including the purchase of 74 new Frecciarossa trains by 2030.
According to the operator, extending the life of existing rolling stock avoids 6.7 million tonnes of CO₂ by deferring new train manufacturing
Poland’s Port Polska programme is expected to create thousands of rail jobs alongside the development of a new national airport and high-speed rail network. The project aims to strengthen long-distance rail demand and workforce capacity across Central Europe.
The contract covers the supply of 20 trainsets with the same configuration as the 35 Talgo 350 trains delivered to SAR in 2018, as well as long-term maintenance.
Suspected sabotage incidents disrupted rail traffic around Bologna, one of Italy’s key rail hubs, causing major delays across high-speed, intercity and regional services. Authorities linked the events to coordinated infrastructure damage on the first full day of the Winter Olympic Games.
The agreement references potential collaboration linked to PKP Intercity’s planned 320 km/h high-speed rail programme.
Rheinmetall is participating in the RemODtrAIn research project, which is developing remote-controlled train operation and AI-based obstacle detection for rail applications.
The trains are scheduled for delivery from 2029 and will be configured for cross-border operation in Europe.
At least two dozens people were killed and several others injured when two high-speed passenger trains derailed and collided on Sunday evening near Adamuz in southern Spain. The crash forced the suspension of rail traffic between Madrid and Andalucía.
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The reductions are attributed to operational reasons.
The agreement applies to six Talgo 250 trainsets in operation in the country and has an estimated value of around EUR 80 million.
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The procedure covers a 13 km section of Line 85 between Kotowice, in the Brwinów municipality in Mazovia, and the future airport hub.
China’s high-speed rail network has exceeded 50,000 km in operation following the opening of new high-speed railway in Shaanxi Province.