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EU rail leaders meet in Poland to push for high-speed network and urgent funding reforms
UNIFE’s Warsaw assembly unites EU rail leaders to urge investment, procurement reform, and a clear high-speed rail strategy.
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From road to rail: A pan-European challenge…
After 17 years of construction and building costs totalling almost €11 billion, the big day finally arrived at the beginning of June 2016: the inauguration of the 57km-long Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland which attracted much international attention highlighting the European dimension of centennial projects of this kind. Together with…
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€250m EIB loan to finance Poland railway infrastructure upgrade
22 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided funding for a €250 million upgrade of Poland’s railway infrastructure along the TEN-T North Sea–Baltic Corridor.
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Delivering change to South East Europe
7 April 2016 | By Nedim Begovic, SEETO
Ahead of his article in Global Railway Review Issue 3 2016, Nedim Begovic – Transport Planning Manager at the South East Europe Transport Observatory (SEETO) provides a quick overview here of the latest developments of the Core Regional Transport Network MoU...
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Vital Estonian infrastructure renovation to ensure safety and quality
23 March 2016 | By Sulev Loo, Chairman of the Management Board – General Director of Estonian Railways Ltd.
On 5 November 2015 railways in Estonia celebrated their 145th anniversary. Over the course of nearly one and a half centuries, Estonia has seen various governments in power and different principles, technology and tools employed in railway construction. With some important repairs already finished, Sulev Loo, Chairman of the Management…
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€82 million funding for Kosovo railway modernisation
8 December 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission (EC) have announced an €82 million investment package for Kosovo railway modernisation.
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Second call for Connecting Europe Facility fund launched
9 November 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The European Commission has launched the second call for proposals of the Connecting Europe Facility allocating €7.6 billion to finance key transport projects.
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Member states approve €13.1 billion EU transport investment plan
13 July 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The 28 member states that make up the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) coordination committee, have endorsed a €13.1 billion EU transport investment plan put forward by the European Commission in June 2015.
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TEN-T Days conference gets underway in Riga
23 June 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The two day transport conference known as TEN-T Days, organised by the European Commission and Latvian Presidency, aims to close the gap between Member States’ transport networks.
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A long-term and clear outlook for the Czech Republic railway network
4 June 2015 | By Dan Tok – Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic
As a result of a key decision adopted in the early-1990s to modernise the Czech railway network, the construction plan of the rail transit corridors will be implemented by 2020. It was determined that four rail transit corridors were to be featured on the railway network, establishing the most important…
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Progress made on Czech high speed rail project
23 April 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A joint venture has been appointed to establish the new Czech high speed rail project part of Trans European Transport Network’s Orient/East Med core corridor.
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EU TEN-T Programme provides funding for Vienna rail network
31 March 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The European Union’s TEN-T Programme has provided 1 million Euros of funding for a study preparing the construction of a new rail link between Münchendorf and Wampersdorf (via Ebreichsdorf) in Austria.
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Belfast to develop an intermodal transport hub with EU support
20 February 2015 | By Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with almost €3.5 million preparatory studies for a cross-border train and bus service linking Belfast in Northern Ireland to the rest of UK and neighbouring countries...
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EU to support rail improvements in Austria
20 January 2015 | By The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €6 million studies preparing the construction of a new two-track rail line between Linz and Wels and between Salzburg and Steindorf/Straβwalchen in Austria, to increase the capacity of the existing line and improve the efficiency of traffic flows...
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EU to back a better rail connection between Slovenia and Austria
18 December 2014 | By The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-fund with over €550,000 a study on developing the railway connection between Maribor, Slovenia's second largest city, and Šentilj near the Austrian border...
