EPF Celebrates Turning 20!

By |January 17th, 2023|

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 […]

What matters to British rail passengers: A Transport Focus study

By |December 19th, 2022|

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 […]

EPF at InnoTrans 2022

By |October 3rd, 2022|

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 […]

EPF participation in the World Passenger Festival

By |September 29th, 2022|

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 […]

Passenger Experience

By |September 19th, 2022|

On 2 September 2022, EPF Board Member Christopher Irwin participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by Global Railway Review.

The discussion saw the gathering of rail industry stakeholders and aimed to address how to improve rail passenger experience. Additionally, the involved stakeholders explored:

how to improve passenger satisfaction post-Covid 19,
the role of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS),
the importance of on-board […]

SHOW podcast on automated mobility

By |August 31st, 2022|

If you are curious about automated mobility – also called autonomous, self-driving, or driverless mobility – the SHOW podcast is for you. Through a series of interviews, you will get familiar with the concept of automated mobility, how it can impact our lives and you will get to know the people driving this enormous change in urban mobility. The […]

A new face at EPF

By |August 22nd, 2022|

This month, we said farewell to our colleague Sandra Lima, and welcomed a new project officer, Wandifadza Chivaura, to the EPF secretariat.

After more than two and a half fruitful years at EPF, Sandra has been instrumental in the development and growth of the organisation. She will be missed and we wish her every success in her new endeavours!

Our new […]

EPF is hiring – Project & Policy Officer

By |June 17th, 2022|

For its Ghent-based secretariat, EPF is looking for an experienced Project & Policy officer to strengthen our motivated team!

The main tasks associated with this position involve:

Project management

Conduct research activities (desk research, interviews, surveys, …)
Organise workshops and focus groups with end-users and/or experts
Develop communication campaigns towards stakeholders
Conduct communication activities: write articles, manage social media posts, ….
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2021 Annual Report

By |February 25th, 2022|

The European Passengers’ Federation reached the end of another year. While still having to manage the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of fruitful collaborations, innovative projects in mobility and important steps for passenger rights.

The EPF’s team and management board continued to work on projects and relevant policy developments throughout the year, ensuring that in this […]

EPF Management Board elections coming up

By |February 24th, 2022|

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 […]