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INTER-Regio-Rail
Welcome to the homepage of the INTER-Regio-Rail Project. Here we give you an overview on the project - the goals, the partners involved and the latest developments. Please also look at the national pages to find more specific information on our projects in the different countries!News
11.05.2012Fourth INTER-Regio-Rail Email Newsletter
Work on the fourth railway package is underway. Also the European Commission is preparing the "European Accessibility Act". Within the scope of INTER-Regio-Rail we are making contributions to these issues from the viewpoint of European Passenger Rail Authorities. Also we are organising a conference in Strasbourg at the end of May to discuss the issues we are facing today. Read more in our Fourth INTER-Regio-Rail Email Newsletter (here). If you would like to meet us at our conference in Strasbourg, please click here.Please contact Hannes Pries (contact data here) if you wish to receive the newsletter.
12.04.2012
Study: Customer Satisfaction in Regional Rail Transport in Southern Tyrol
What is important for passengers of regional rail transport in Southern Tyrol? EURAC is conducting a survey among commuters and tourists. The first results of the summer session 2011 are available now. Click here to see the report.28.03.2012
Event: “Conference of European Passenger Rail Authorities”
The conference of European Passenger Rail Authorities will take place on the 24-25 May 2012 in Strasbourg. This conference with a special focus on passenger rail authorities is organised by BAG-SPNV, FederMobilità, ČAOVD and GART, in partnership with the local council of the Strasbourg metropolitan area. The conference aims to put into perspective the strategies of the European Commission for developing railway transport in Europe, while making sure the voice of European regional railway authorities is heard by members of the European Commission and MEPs. Find more information and register here!30.01.2012
Study: Identification of potentials and development of a vehicle concept for cross border transport
Difficulties of Regional Rail Transport between Germany and Poland are not only caused by the lack of infrastructure. The availability of adequate rolling stock that is licensed for operation both in Germany and Poland is also a problem. The VBB has contracted a study to analyse the traffic flows between Germany and Poland and to evaluate the need for new vehicles. You can download the English summary of the study here.10.01.2012
Study: Cross-border Awards for Regional Passenger Rail Transport in Central Europe
The realization of competitive cross-border awards for regional passenger rail transport (RRT) faces different obstacles. In particular distinctions in funding, the missing cross-border coordination of traffic plans and the necessary permits for railway vehicles and the traffic companies in the countries concerned hinder cross-border awards of RRT. Furthermore, the common practice to tender only within one´s own territory does not promote cross-border competition. Last but not least the different national award regimes and a lack of information on infrastructure at the time the transport services will be provided hamper joint crossborder awards.Read the executive summary of the latest study of the ZVON here or see a presentation summarising the study here.
Update 02.02.2012: The complete study is now available (only in German) - to download click here!
16th December 2011
3rd INTER-Regio-Rail Email Newsletter
The year 2011 is drawing to a close much faster than we expected due to a busy recent few weeks. It has been a successful year for Europe’s passenger rail authorities in terms of their European political work, and we would like to take this third IRR-newsletter as an occasion to look back on our joint work.Download our third issue here.
Please contact Hannes Pries (contact data here) if you wish to receive the newsletter.
We wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012!
15th December 2011
3rd meeting of project stakeholders in Lubin
On 15th December 2011 another meeting of the stakeholders of the project "One Ticket - one tariff", organised in context of the project "Removing barriers for regional rail transport - INTER-Regio-Rail" and the Copper District Forum. During the meeting possibilities for creating regional rail transport in the LGOM-area and further cooperation of the project stakeholders were discussed. Click here to read more. |
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Proposal for key positions for European Passenger Rail Authorities
One of the main goals of INTER-Regio-Rail is to build a network of European passenger rail authorities. The BAG-SPNV has developed a proposal for ten key positions on rail transport issues that we believe could express positions shared by all partners and other European passenger rail authorities.We would like to discuss these positions with you to get a better idea of your opinion on the framework conditions of rail transport. We are especially keen to know which of the points of view you share and which ones you reject. In case of the latter it would be helpful if you could give us further comments. Please contact the BAG-SPNV for comments (find the contact data here).
Please download the positions here!
15th November 2011
2nd INTER-Regio-Rail Email Newsletter
We have published our second Email-Newsletter. The goal of the newsletter is to keep stakeholders informed on the developments in the project of INTER-Regio-Rail. Also we want to keep representatives of European Passenger Rail Authorities updated on our actions to improve the network of Passenger Rail Authorities in Europe.Download our second issue here, annexes are here (annex 1) and here (annex 2).
Please contact Hannes Pries (contact data here) if you wish to receive the newsletter.
19th - 21st October 2011
Partners Meeting in Liberec
The partners of INTER-Regio-Rail met in Liberec from 19th to 21st October. The meeting included a visit of the public transport system in the region and discussions on communication of political problems on the national and European level. Another topic was a conference with European representatives of the authorities organising rail transport that will take place next year. Read a short report on our field visit to the Liberec public transport system here.Here you find the press release for the meeting (the Czech version is available here).
13th October 2011