Call for Offers: European Transport Market Study

We are excited to announce the Call for Offers for the European Transport Market Study, which aims to provide an overview of the current state of the rail traffic market in the EU, focusing on both freight and passenger services. The study will provide traffic forecasts and recommendations to enhance the attractiveness of railway transport … Read more

The TTR Journey: Reflecting on the Evolution of the Timetable Redesign Programme

In 2014, Forum Train Europe (FTE) approached RailNetEurope (RNE) with a simple request: How can we make the timetabling deadlines more attractive for freight traffic? RNE, as an organisation committed to facilitating international traffic on the rail infrastructure network, took on the challenge and started a small project called ‘Review of the International Timetable.’ Expanding … Read more

RFC User Satisfaction Survey 2022 – Results

The RFC User Satisfaction Survey is an important tool that helps to measure customers’ satisfaction rates. Since 2014, all stakeholders in the logistics chain, including RUs, non-RUs, terminals, and ports, have been invited to participate in the survey. Last year, a total of 128 companies took part in the survey, which was ongoing from September … Read more

RNE Data Quality Roadshow Continues at SŽ-I

The RNE Data Quality Roadshow continues with its most recent meeting taking place in Ljubljana, where RNE’s Train Performance Management representatives Peter Šišolák and Pedro Macedo were warmly welcomed by Slovenske Železnice Infrastruktura and Alpine-Western Balkan RFC’s high-level representatives and experts. The meeting covered an introduction to data exchange between RNE and SŽ-I as well … Read more

Call for Offers: Feasibility Study on Applying Socio-Economic Criteria in Case of Capacity Shortages

The Redesign of the International Timetabling Process: ‘TTR for Smart Capacity Management’ programme, jointly initiated and led by RailNetEurope (RNE) and Forum Train Europe (FTE), is the programme to simplify, unify, and solidify improvements to the European rail timetabling system to significantly increase the competitiveness of railways. A systematic redesign of timetabling processes is needed … Read more

Capacity Strategies for Timetable 2026 Published

After the first publication of Capacity Strategies in summer 2022 (strategies for timetable 2025), the recent publication of Capacity Strategies for timetable 2026 marks another milestone in the implementation of coordinated infrastructure planning at European level, laying the foundation for advance planning in TTR. The published Capacity Strategies for timetable 2026 are a precondition for the … Read more