PRESS RELEASE The Ministerial Platform on International Rail Passenger Transport (IRP) was set up to improve the framework conditions for the development of international passenger rail services in Europe, facilitating modal shift and the goals of the Green Deal. As co-chairs of the Mirror Group that represents rail sector stakeholders in the Platform’s work, we warmly welcome its latest […]
EPF’s annual conference will take place in Copenhagen on 10 & 11 June and will focus on bringing forward best practices on four topics:
How can public transport contribute to a greener future mobility?
Cross-border public transport commuting
Digital transition in public transport
Involving the end-users in the development of public transport.
Visit the conference website for the full programme […]
In order to comply with the Green Deal’s objectives, the European Commission has decided to clarify under which conditions the PSO Regulation 1370/2007 could apply to other than local and regional public transport services. To EPF, precisions included in the revised guidelines are welcomed as they reinforce the importance of rail and multimodality.
Thus, with a view to the necessary […]
On 23. February, Josef Schneider, Chairman of EPF, participated in a high-level conference on “The renewal of night trains in Europe”, focusing on night trains’ potential as a sustainable mode of transport at the service of regional development.
EPF welcomes any additional offers of public transport. A network of European night train connections enables rail travellers to cover longer distances. […]
On 20. September 2021, the CER published a “Ticketing roadmap”, available on the internet here. EPF has assessed the contents of this roadmap as basically positive. However, the fact that many of the developments are only promised for a period of 5 or in some cases 10 years, is viewed critically. From the passenger’s point of view, the basic […]
Besides the office in Ghent, a large part of EPF’s work is done by the Management Board. It consists of a maximum of 7 members; additional experts can be integrated if necessary.
The term of office is 3 years, the election takes place during the annual general assembly. To ensure continuity of work, one third of the Management Board is […]
France hosted a European Conference on Automated and Connected driving on 16-17 February 2022. EPF was invited to take part in the workshop on acceptance and impacts. For EPF, the first question related to CCAM to ask is: What’s in it for the passengers – and what’s in it for society? Technology is an enabler, not a goal in […]
Today, EPF joined the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants in Europe (ALLRAIL), the European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services (CLECAT), Erasmus by Train e.V. (EbT) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), to formally close the European Year of Rail.
2021 was challenging for railways. The Covid-19 […]
Kaunas has made a wonderful start to its year as European Capital of Culture. The opening events this month have motivated us all to try to travel to Kaunas at some point by the end of the year.
Unfortunately though, it is currently not possible to reach Kaunas by train! Re-opening cross-border rail services between Lithuania and its EU neighbours […]
In a new #OnTheMove podcast, an initiative by the Florence School of Regulation, Delphine Grandsart, Senior Researcher at the European Passengers’ Federation, discusses key items on the European Green Deal agenda, from cost-reflective pricing in transport, to multimodal ticketing and passenger rights, MaaS and more. Tune in to our conversation for the passengers’ standpoint on some of these questions:
What […]
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