As the public transport landscape continues to progress, EPF remains committed to ensuring that passengers’ needs and rights are strongly represented at the European level. Our 2024 Annual Report highlights EPF’s activities across key areas: policy advocacy, participation in EU-funded projects, and active engagement with our members. Some of the highlights from 2024 include: Policy…
EPF is thrilled to announce the addition of a new member organisation: Berliner Fahrgastverband IGEB. During the EPF’s recent Annual General Assembly in Luxembourg on 5 April 2025, IGEB was warmly welcomed into the federation. With over four decades of experience, IGEB brings expertise in public transport advocacy, infrastructure planning, and citizen engagement, making it…
EPF’s Annual General Meeting took place in Luxembourg on 5. April. ➡️ MEP Tilly Metz (European Greens) was welcomed as a guest and current topics from European transport policy were discussed with her. The focus was on ticketing issues and the EU’s imminent focus on high-speed transport. The participants agreed with Ms Metz that point-to-point…
A new Air–Rail Connectivity Index shows how high-speed rail can triple hub airport connectivity! 📍 Tested with Paris-CDG data, ✅ +72% connectivity when rail is integrated 📈 3× more hub connectivity with air–rail sync ✂️ Can high-speed rail replace short-haul feeder flights? 🌱 A step toward seamless, sustainable journeys 📖 Read the full paper to…
🚀 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲! 🌍♿ We are excited to invite you to a webinar exploring how the InclusiveSpaces project builds upon past research and initiatives to advance accessibility, equity, and digital inclusion in mobility. We will begin with an overview of the InclusiveSpaces project, setting the stage for how…
From 10 to 13 March 2025, UIC for the second time organised a ‘Sustainability Action Week‘: a highly interactive 4-day event, with a series of workshops and seminars on a broad range of sustainability topics. EPF took part in the Sustainable Tourism Workshop on 11 March 2025 at Paris. There are two key issues when deciding in…
On Friday, 17 January 2025, representatives from EPF met with Eurostar Secretary General, Gareth Williams and team, for our annual high-level meeting, held in Brussels and online. The agenda was based on a preparatory meeting, open to all EPF members. Eurostar presented an encouraging business outlook, reflecting recovery and growth in demand for high-speed international train…
EPF is excited to invite you to its 22nd Annual Conference, scheduled for 13-14 June 2025 in Swindon, UK. The conference brings together passenger rights advocates, decision-makers, and academics to discuss and shape the future of public transport across Europe. Event Details: Date: 13-14 June 2025 Venue: STEAM Museum, Swindon Travel Guide: For detailed travel…
On 5. February 2025, EPF and STA – Smart Ticketing Alliance – organised a joint workshop for EPF and STA members, on the topic of National Digital Ticketing schemes. “Digital Ticketing” in public transport is being organised in more and more countries at national level and offered to passengers as an integrated system. In countries…
Joint Press Release – 04.02.2025 On direct flights between Frankfurt, Germany and New York City, USA, the legacy airline Lufthansa competes with the smaller airline Condor. ⬇️ Due to its historical role, Lufthansa also operates feeder flights between other German airports to and from Frankfurt. ⬇️ Recently, Lufthansa cancelled the through-ticketing contract between its feeder…
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Bus Users UK, the charity committed to improving access to transport. Set up in 1975 by Dr Caroline Cahm MBE, the organisation was formalised in the 1980s during bus deregulation and known as the National Federation of Bus Users. Its complaints handling service was officially launched in 1985 with…
The Fédération Nationale des Associations d’Usagers des Transports (Fnaut), a member organisation of EPF, has formally called on Renfe Viajeros to comply with European and French regulations requiring the provision of a consumer mediation system. According to the Directive 2013/11/EU on consumer dispute resolution and Article L.612-1 of the French Consumer Code, all consumers must…