Record number of rail passengers in EU in 2023

October 31, 2024

Rail passenger traffic in the European Union reached a record last year if you look only at the number of passenger kilometers, according toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Wallonia wants to scrap dirt-cheap TEC fares for young people

October 30, 2024

The new Walloon Minister of Mobility, François Desquesnes (Les Engagés), wants to rebalance the prices of the public transport company TECThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

110 Mercedes eCitaro electric buses heading for Rome

October 23, 2024

Autoservizi Troiani, an Italian public transport operator, has ordered 110 electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses to deploy in the east part oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Faster train Brussels-Amsterdam gets also criticism

October 18, 2024

Since yesterday, ticket sales have started for the faster trains that will run between Brussels and Amsterdam from mid-December. From BrusseThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

De Lijn tickets paid for with eco vouchers

October 14, 2024

The Flemish public transport company De Lijn’s bus and tram tickets can now be paid with eco vouchers at the vending machines. This applies This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

De Lijn to deploy six compact electric buses in Mechelen

October 11, 2024

The Flemish public transport company De Lijn will introduce six new emission-free minibusses to the Mechelen city network after the autumn vThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Lack of punctuality costs NMBS/SNCB a plus €400,000 fine

October 10, 2024

Belgian public railroad company NMBS/SNCB must pay the state a fine of 416,666 euros. In 2023, NMBS/SNCB was insufficiently punctual, cancelThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Arriva orders 150 VDL e-buses to be partly built in Roeselare

October 08, 2024

Dutch transport company Arriva has ordered 157 new electric buses from VDL. Some buses will be built in the VDL factory in Roeselare, West FThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

NMBS/SNCB train offer for 2025 remains as it is

October 07, 2024

NMBS/SNCB’s board of directors has reaffirmed its decision on the train offer for 2025. Earlier, outgoing Mobility Minister Georges GilkinetThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Newcomer Proxima orders 12 TGVs from Alstom for €850 million

October 04, 2024

The plans were known before, but now French rail manufacturer Alstom has effectively received an order for 12 new-generation TGVs, as well aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Eurostar to reconnect Amsterdam with London directly from 2025

October 03, 2024

From the beginning of next year, anyone wishing to travel from Amsterdam to London by Eurostar will be able to do so again without changing This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Free electric shuttles in Namur’s downtown pedestrian zone

October 02, 2024

In the city center of Namur, you can now take an e-shuttle for free. The shuttles replace the TEC buses, which have been unable to travel inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Eurostar and SkyTeam to offer joint tickets

September 26, 2024

High-speed train operator Eurostar and the airline alliance SkyTeam will work together to offer integrated tickets. They have signed a memorThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Cambio Flanders celebrates 20 years and expands to Ghent suburbs

September 25, 2024

Cambio CarSharing Flanders is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The car-sharing service started in 2004 in Ghent and is active in more than This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New ICE high-speed connection between Paris and Berlin

September 25, 2024

Starting December 16th, a high-speed train will run daily between Paris and Berlin. French railroad company SNCF Voyageurs and German operatThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flixbus launches bus line between Brussels and Kyiv

September 25, 2024

The German Flixbus launches a direct bus connection between Brussels (Belgium) and Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. The first trip from Kyiv to BrusThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

NMBS/SNCB rolls out silence zones on main intercity trains

September 24, 2024

In the coming weeks and months, railroad company NMBS/SNCB will roll out silence zones on Belgium’s main IC trains. By next summer, 65% of aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgium’s King Philippe runs in new Brussels Tram Line 10

September 23, 2024

The new streetcar line 10 was officially opened in Neder-Over-Heembeek on Saturday, with Belgium’s King Philippe—a licensed jet and helicoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Mobility Minister scraps rollback of additional Belgian trains

September 23, 2024

Resigning Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) has scrapped NMBS/SNCB’s decision not to expand its train offer by the end of this yearThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Eurostar threatens to withdraw from the Netherlands

September 20, 2024

Eurostar, the operator of high-speed trains connecting Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Great Britain, threatens to stop runniThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels Region Europe’s largest car-free zone for one day

September 18, 2024

On Sunday, Mobility Week concludes in Brussels with Car-Free Sunday. From 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., the entire Brussels Region will be closed to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

DLR’s modular U-Shift concept for an autonomous last mile

September 17, 2024

German Aerospace Center DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfarth) is keeping its ‘feet’ on the ground at IAA Transport in Hanover theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Infrabel uses VR to sensitize youngsters to rail walking dangers

September 13, 2024

Belgian rail network manager Infrabel has launched a new VR movie to ask young people to be careful around railroads. After all, a recent suThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Dutch successfully test hyperloop at scale in Veendam

September 10, 2024

After years of much excitement about the ‘hyperloop’, a science-fiction way of transporting people and goods at speeds above 1,000 km in vacThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

NMBS/SNCB: Board of Directors approves downsized train offer

September 09, 2024

NMBS/SNCB’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the train offer for 2025 on Friday. This offer is less ambitious than anticipated, partlThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

NMBS/SNCB scales back its extra train promise

September 06, 2024

What so many commuters, young people, and weekend tourists were looking forward to is threatening to be a hefty blow to rail travelers and aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New Walloon government scraps Liège’s streetcar extension

August 30, 2024

As great was the joy a few weeks ago at the inauguration of the new streetcar in Liège, so great is the disappointment today among the advoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Seventy new articulated e-buses for Brussels MIVB/STIB

August 29, 2024

The Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB has welcomed the first of 70 articulated, all-electric buses. De eCitaro buses will replace This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

NMBS/SNCB to lure 30% new customers with suburban S network

August 26, 2024

Belgian public railroad company NMBS/SNCB aims to increase the number of passengers by 30% by 2032 compared to 2022. Back then, 227 million This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Liège’s streetcar finally makes its comeback after 60 years

August 21, 2024

“A historic day” is what Willy Demeyer, the socialist mayor of Liège, called yesterday the first return after nearly 60 years of the streetThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Punctual tweets NMBS/SNCB reduce complaints by quarter

August 16, 2024

Complaining on social media about poor service? They know all about that at the Belgian public railroad company NMBS/SNCB, plagued as it is This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

De Lijn subcontractor Hansea orders 181 more MAN e-buses

August 08, 2024

Hansea, one of Belgium’s largest private bus companies, has ordered 181 more Lion’s City E buses from MAN to use for the Flemish public tranThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Dutch NS cuts 500 office jobs and raises train ticket price

August 02, 2024

Dutch Railways NS plans to cut 500 jobs at its headquarters in Utrecht through natural staff turnover to cut costs. Another saving measure iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Digital boarding at De Lijn now possible

July 24, 2024

From now on, season ticket holders of the Flemish public transport company De Lijn can register their boarding or transfer digitally. This mThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Nearly €50 million in European funds for Belgian railroads

July 18, 2024

Belgium will receive 47.9 million euros in European funding to modernize its railroad infrastructure between Brussels and the Grand Duchy ofThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Lawsuit threatens NMBS/SNCB over cheaper tickets via app

July 17, 2024

Consumer organization Testaankoop/Test Achat (TA) and equal opportunities center Unia threaten a lawsuit against Belgian public railroad comThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Bicycle repair kiosks at some 30 NMBS/SNCB stations

July 16, 2024

In the coming weeks, bicycle repair kiosks will be installed at some 30 NMBS/SNCB train stations in Belgium. These stands will allow cyclistThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

NMBS/SNCB train passenger slightly less satisfied with service

July 11, 2024

Belgian national railway company NMBS/SCNB’s train passengers were slightly less satisfied with the service in 2023 than the previous year, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

First five electric VDL buses for De Lijn commissioned

July 02, 2024

The Flemish public transport company De Lijn has served the first of the new e-buses from supplier VDL from its depot in Destelbergen, East This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

TGV slowing down on Brussels-France route in August

July 01, 2024

The high-speed train, or TGV, between Brussels and France, will not run at its normal speed between 12 and 29 August. During that period, thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.