Topic: TEN-T

Interview ‘Romania is about to reap the benefits of infrastructure works and EU financing’

Romania joined the EU in 2007. The accession meant increased availability of European funding for infrastructure projects. What started as a “steep and bumpy road”…
Italy Verona greenlights 750-metre train infrastructure for the Interporto hub

The Italian city of Verona has effectively approved a major upgrade – the IV Rail Module – for the Europa Quadrante Interporto transport hub. Consequently,…
European auditors say TEN-T core network completion by 2030 is now ‘entirely out of reach’

The EU and its Member States have been working to implement the so-called TEN-T network. It seeks to create coherent and multimodal infrastructure across the…
Progress Estonia signs construction contracts for the entire mainline of Rail Baltica

Rail Baltica is plagued with problems, especially in Latvia. Some refreshing positive news is in order, and that has come from Estonia: the country has…
Balkans & East Data of the week: How far along are EU candidates in terms of rail integration?

Europe is uniting. At least, that is the idea. A requirement to be part of the European unification project is the transposition of the EU…
North Sea-Baltic Corridor The Netherlands appeals to European partners to study military rail needs

The Netherlands has requested European partners along the North Sea-Baltic Corridor to follow Dutch footsteps and conduct a study into the needs for unhindered passage…
TEN-T North Sea – Rhine – Mediterranean corridor launched

The North Sea – Mediterranean rail freight corridor (RFC) and the Rhine – Alpine corridors have merged. They now make up the North Sea –…
TEN-T Moldova plans an electrified standard gauge railway to the EU

Moldova is planning to build a new railway to Romania, which would connect the country to the EU’s rail network. The country is betting that…
NORTH AND SOUTH Italy announces construction developments along Scan-Med Corridor

Roughly a third of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T Corridor runs through Italy, which is investing serious money in improving the rail infrastructure included in it, albeit…
T&E REPORT CEF funds too focussed on ‘megaprojects’ at the expense of ERTMS deployment

The funds from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) were recently reconfirmed after doubts on their survival and to the joy of the rail industry. However,…
Pessimistic outlook No Rail Baltica by 2030, or even 2035?

It is well-known that Latvia is struggling to build its part of Rail Baltica on time. It does not seem to have the financial resources…
TEN-T rail freight corridor Customer satisfaction on ScanMed Corridor dwindles despite performance improvement

The Scandinavian – Mediterranean (ScanMed) Corridor yearly report shows worse customer satisfaction for 2024. Those results might be surprising, considering that performance improved.