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 Work: EPF acts as a […]
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 a strong and valuable […]
Europe’s Rail’s new project Hyper4Rail is bringing hyperloop closer to reality in Europe.
Hyperloop aims to deliver significantly shorter travel times with extremely low energy consumption. Its ambition is to revolutionize European connectivity, reshaping its social and economic geography in the long-term. It does so by operating within a near-vacuum environment, minimizing air-resistance, allowing vehicles to propel at high speeds […]
We are pleased to present the programme for our 22nd Annual Conference, taking place on 13–14 June 2025 at the STEAM Museum in Swindon, UK.
This year’s conference will feature a diverse programme designed to address key challenges and opportunities in public transport across Europe. Sessions will focus on:
Back to state operated public transport? From deregulation back to regulation […]
The NEXUS project aims to transform metro systems by integrating advanced technologies while ensuring sustainability, efficiency, and passenger-focused solutions. By addressing key challenges in urban transport, NEXUS seeks to create a future where metro networks are both technologically innovative and socially responsible.
As part of this effort, NEXUS partners have developed a survey to gather insights from passengers on their […]
On 6 March, the European Commission’s Youth Policy Dialogue on transport and tourism brought together 20 young participants from across Europe in Brussels. Hosted by European Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas, in charge of Sustainable Transport and Tourism, the Dialogue focused on the expectations and needs of young people as transport users, tourists, and job seekers. Representing EPF at the event […]
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 travel. Despite operational challenges, fundamental […]
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 information, including options by air, […]
EPF is proud to contribute to the Hyper4Rail project which officially launched in December 2024, marking a significant step forward in the harmonisation and industrialisation of hyperloop technology in Europe. This initiative, co-funded by Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking, brings together 27 international partners and aims at advancing the development of hyperloop, a concept for magnetically levitated trains running at […]
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 have access to a mediation […]
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