Topic: Track access charges

33% reduction Italy to lower track access charges 6 months earlier than planned

The Italian rail infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) was planning to introduce a new tariff scheme for track access charges (TAC) in 2026, which…
new guidelines, same old problems How can the EU fix the issue of track access charges without binding regulations?

The European Commission (EC) adopted new guidelines on how to set up track access charges (TAC), a burdensome aspect for rail freight in many member…
-20% traffic in three years Romania’s growing rail fees backfire on infrastructure manager

Romania’s rail freight sector has lost 20% of its traffic over the course of the past three years. A big part of the problem concerns…
TACs, funding, Deutsche Bahn German elections: ‘Status quo likely outcome for rail freight, but hope for improvement’

Germany is an important, if not the most important country for rail freight in Europe. The country’s persistent rail issues, such as sky-high track access…
Competitiveness at risk High TACs and a skills shortage create problems in Sweden

Sweden is struggling with numerous obstacles related to rail freight. Industries are sounding the alarm over high track access charges (TACs), which are set to…
Rail Partners Report New rail freight report card for UK

The cost of rail freight has risen over three times faster than road haulage over the last decade. That’s put the sector under even greater…
Track access charges International operators may ditch Romania after discount cancellation

The Romanian infrastructure manager CFR is going to cancel a 33 per cent track access charge (TAC) discount on international rail freight traffic. The annulment…
legal battle ahead? ‘DB InfraGO seeks to change rules with planned 35% TAC increase for 2026’

Track access charges (TAC) in Germany remain an issue for the rail freight industry. They will rise 16.2 per cent in 2025, with industry associations…
funds for rail freight EC approves TAC reimbursement scheme in France for almost one billion euros

The European Commission (EC) authorised a scheme for 959 million euros to boost the modal shift from road to rail in France. “Under the scheme,…
Burden on rail freight Dutch track access charges to grow by an average of 4% from 2026

Dutch infrastructure manager (IM) ProRail will raise track access charges (TAC) by an average of four per cent for the period of 2026-2029. The new…
Track access charges Free access for freight. Try before you buy from Network Rail.

The UK’s national infrastructure management agency has not quite put it that way. However, in a significant step towards modal shift, Network Rail has made…
No more construction subsidies Germany awaits even more TAC increases – to rail’s dismay

After an already planned rise in track access charges (TAC), much verbal protesting from the sector and a lawsuit against the pricing system, it seems…