high-speed trains

Faced with the saturation of its rail network, but also with global warming and the carbon emissions of air travel, India is converting to high-speed rail to connect its megacities in a country that has 1.45 billion inhabitants. The first high-speed line (HSL) is under construction between Mumbai, the capital…

German Railways, Deutsche Bahn, has introduced a new last-minute fare offer aimed at flexible travellers and those who change their mode of transport at the last minute. Thus, since 9 May, passengers have been able to book "Last Minute Saver" tickets on long-distance routes...

It will be the next major European country to have a fully-fledged high-speed rail network. Poland has finally moved from the planning phase to the actual implementation of its future network. At the end of last year, the government launched a call for tenders for the construction of its new high-speed...

Since the end of 2025, Air France and SNCF Voyageurs have enhanced their "Train + Air" service. This service, which has existed for many years, allows passengers to combine air and rail travel on the same reservation. This offer continues to grow. In addition to the TGV INOUI trains, it is now possible to...

Following on from the train accident in Santiago de Compostela in 2013, Spain has once again been hit by a train derailment that has so far claimed almost 40 lives and injured around 120. The tragedy occurred at 7.45pm on Sunday, this time in Andalusia, shortly after the departure of a high-speed train belonging to...

China has every reason to celebrate the technological excellence of its rail network. That's what Guo Zhuxue, Chairman of the China State Railway Group, explained at the beginning of the month, when he lined up the figures - and the records. The Chinese railway company has reached a new milestone. Its network of high-speed...

If ever there were proof that diplomatic and economic relations between Saudi Arabia and Qatar are back on track, the joint high-speed rail project between the two countries is it. The agreement, which has just been signed in Riyadh, formalises an initiative by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed ben Salmane and...

On the occasion of the announcement of a new stage in the testing of the TGV M, the SNCF has published a new date for the commercial launch of its new-generation train assembled by Alstom. This is now scheduled for 1 July 2026 for the first four test trainsets, after which eight TGVs will be operational...

Deutsche Bahn (DB) is significantly boosting services on its busiest routes with the introduction of its new 2026 timetable on 14 December. In total, 21 cities on the ICE high-speed network will now benefit from half-hourly service, almost double the number of services offered last year. The German rail company...

Deutsche Bahn (DB) makes the headlines more often for its delays than for improvements to its network. Nevertheless, the 2026 timetable, which comes into force on 14 December, will include a number of innovations. One of the most important is the expansion of the range of long-distance high-speed trains. These trains will serve 21 cities...

In the first half of 2025, 1.41 million people travelled on SBB trains every day, 4.8% more than in the same period of the previous year. This is an all-time record. Another reason for satisfaction: 94.5% of trains were punctual. That's an increase of 0.7 points on the same period last year...

Finnish railways VR are continuing to improve their network with the launch of a Pendolino Plus rail service between Helsinki and the city of Turku in the west of the country. Tickets are already on sale and available on the VR Matkalla application or at www.vr.fi. The Pendolino Plus VR train will start operating between Helsinki...

Future competitors to Eurostar are continuing to position themselves on the starting line for cross-Channel services in order to break the monopoly that the SNCF subsidiary has held for 30 years. After the project of the Spanish-Italian tandem Evolyn/Trenitalia, it is now the turn of Virgin Trains to announce that it has signed an agreement with the...

At the end of the year, China had a rail network of 162,000 kilometres, including 48,000 km dedicated to high-speed rail. This is a world record. The figures for passenger numbers are also impressive. China's railways carried 4.08 billion passengers last year. With daily peaks reaching 21.45 million...

Passenger rail transport grew by 6% in 2024 (and by 14% compared with 2019, the reference year), a level equivalent to the two previous years, according to the latest report from the Transport Regulation Authority (ART). The increase, which amounts to 4% for high-speed trains alone, could have been...

We know that Deutsche Bahn is facing enormous difficulties in ensuring the punctuality of its trains. This is confirmed by a recent ranking by Transport & Environment (T&E), which analyses the performance of 27 European rail operators. DB is ranked 23rd out of 27. One piece of good news is the reopening on 14 December of the...

They disappeared more than 20 years ago, but now they're back. Private cabins on Japan's Shinkansen high-speed trains are set to make a comeback. However, according to a recent announcement by Central Japan Railway Co, this will not be until fiscal year 2026. The line to be equipped with them will be the...

It was originally due to open in 2026, linking Kuala Lumpur to Singapore in just 90 minutes, compared with more than 4 hours by car. Formally signed by the prime ministers of Malaysia and Singapore in 2013, the 350 km "MyHSR" ("Malaysia High Speed Rail") link should have replaced a large part of the...

A few months after making its debut in France, the Spanish company Renfe is continuing to make its mark in France. Launched on the Lyon-Barcelona route on 13 July, and then between Marseille and Madrid almost immediately afterwards, its AVE high-speed trains are now to be extended to Paris. This extension of its services is in line with...

A certain disappointment was palpable in the discussions between the forty or so French, British and European journalists present at Coquelles on 14 December to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel. They were all hoping for the announcement of the name of at least one rail operator that would be linking London to the Old Continent in the near future. Whether this...