EPF is thrilled to announce the addition of a new member organisation: Focus. During the EPF’s recent General assembly in Düsseldorf on April 22. 2023, Focus was warmly welcomed as the first member from Slovenia. With their strong commitment to sustainable development, Focus brings a valuable environmental perspective to the EPF community.
Focus is an independent, non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit […]
Digitalisation has quickly become integrated into how we perform daily tasks: from planning a journey to buying a ticket for transport. While such technologies aim to benefit transport users, the truth is that new barriers arise for people who cannot access or use these technologies.
As such, EPF member London TravelWatch sought to investigate who is digitally excluded and disadvantaged […]
EPF’s Annual General Meeting on 22 April brought new changes to the Management Board. Jorge Morera will fill the position previously held by Emil Frodlund, who represented EPF’s Swedish member Resenärerna.
We would like to thank Emil for his contributions to the EPF management board and for his dedication to defending passengers’ interests. Though Emil is no longer part of […]
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new logo for our organisation. As some of you have already seen, we unveiled our new logo at our 20th anniversary event, held on January 13th, at the European Parliament.
Our new logo is a reflection of our Evolution, Progress, and Fruition over the past two decades. As an umbrella organisation […]
After 18 years of hard campaigning, SENRUG, a group that campaigns for better rail services in South East and East Northumberland, has successfully secured the approval for the Northumberland Line to open, with passenger trains by summer 2024.
SENRUG’s pivotal role in campaigning for the scheme was recognised during a special meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark […]
On 6 February 2023, the EIT Urban Mobility “IMPACTS” project (Inclusive Mobility: Public and Collaborative Trusted Spaces) launched its work during a successful kick-off meeting in Athens, Greece. EPF is glad and excited to be part of the project consortium which consists of 7 members from Germany, Greece, Croatia, Turkey and Belgium.
Public transport (PT) supports the mobility of all […]
On Friday 13 January 2023, EPF celebrated its 20th anniversary. Our event, hosted by MEP Ciarán Cuffe (Greens, Ireland) at the European Parliament, brought together industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to discuss EPF’s – past, current and future – role as the voice of public transport users in Europe.
The event started off with some opening remarks from MEP Ciarán […]
EPF’s UK-member Transport Focus conducted a study in August this year to understand what matters most to British rail passengers and where investments should be targeted. Over 15,000 people participated in this research, which also dives into topics like punctuality and reliability, improvements and engineering works, and accessibility.
More specifically, 12,565 rail passengers who had travelled by train in the […]
On 22 September, EPF attended the leading international trade fair for transport technology widely known as InnoTrans that takes place every two years in Berlin. Sub-divided into the five trade fair segments namely: Railway Infrastructure, Public Transport, Railway Technology, Interiors and Tunnel Construction, InnoTrans occupies all 42 halls available at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds.
At InnoTrans, EPF met with several […]
With the World Passenger Festival closely approaching, European Passengers’ Federation board members, Freek Bos and Josef Schneider will be there participating in the different panel discussions. The WPF is scheduled for the 16. – 18. of October at Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The festival is the most important customer and commercial transport event of the year. It is […]
