Eurostar/Thalys merger proposal: what will be the consequences for the passengers?
Following discussions in October between a delegation from EPF and the team in the European Commission’s powerful Competition department responsible for transport, EPF undertook to give thought to the implications for passengers of the proposed merger of Thalys and Eurostar which had just been announced.
SNCF is currently the […]
EPF has responded to the European Commission’s consultation on urban mobility.
In EPF’s view, it is very important to have an urban mobility policy at EU level. Whereas the local level has the best local knowledge, their financial situation is often not that solid and infrastructure investments have to compete with other social expenses. Permanent EU funding for local investigations and […]
EPF was invited to join the 7th edition of the UIC nextstation conference in Teheran (11-13. November) to talk about passenger expectations with regard to railway stations.
The UIC nextstation Conference is the global reference for leaders and decision-makers to share the latest experiences and best practices regarding the design, financing and operation of railway stations. It provides a unique opportunity […]
On the 15th of November, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management organized a high level expert meeting for the member states, the EC, and the ERA in Amsterdam to discuss in which ways international rail services for passengers can be further stimulated.
International passenger trains offer travellers the opportunity to travel across Europe in a sustainable way. The international passenger train […]
Joint letter by EPF, EDF, AGE and ECF
Brussels, 12.11.2019
Dear EU leaders,
Train travel is important. It is less polluting. It is less costly. Accessible, affordable train travel is not only a question of human rights, it is a question of environmental sustainability. Now there is a chance to make train travel work for passengers and at the same time encourage a more sustainable […]
During the CER event on ‘What Mobility as a Service means for the rail customer’, EPF delivered an impulse speech that focused on the benefits of MaaS for the passengers – but also on possible risks and challenges.
EPF’s presentation (download it here!) was then used as starting point for the panel discussion with Ismail Ertug (MEP, TRAN committee), Elisabeth […]
On October 31., the symposium “Over de grens zonder overstap – Über die Grenze ohne Umstieg” took place in Enschede (Netherlands).
The number of regional rail and bus lines crossing the border is limited. This used to be different with a dense network of regional trains and buses. From The Hague (but also from Hannover and Düsseldorf) little attention is […]
TSGA (TAP TSI Services Governance Association) was set up in December 2016 by DB, Trenitalia and SNCF Mobilités, as founding members, in order to build the TAP TSI regulatory services and make them available for rail stakeholders, as stated in the TAP TSI Regulation.
The TSGA constitutes one of the key milestones towards fully implementing the Regulation, acting as an […]
EPF has been one of three user NGOs participating in the Working Party dealing with the revision of Regulation 1300/2014 on Accessibility for PRM in rail travel.
The work has been going on since 2011. Now the last WP meeting has taken place, after almost eight years of work in several stages. ERA will in January present the text for […]
When Horst tried to take an early morning train to a meeting with the German ministry of Health, he was denied boarding: the train was there, but assistance was still closed. Taking a train after a flight is also an impossible task: most train station require pre-notification of 48 hours, which leaves passengers with reduced mobility stranded if the […]