Every day, European transport policies focus more on shifting traffic from road to rail triggering the chain development of the railway sector and related industry, together with the positive impact that this transport mode has on energy efficiency, environment and life quality. Encouraging railway passenger transport through policies and the allocation of funds determines operators [...]

The planning of a new railway line, linking Nakhchivan AR (independent republic, exclave of Azerbaijan) and the city of Kars, is currently carried out. The implementation of this project could be initiated after the finalization of works to Baku – Tbilisi – Kars line in 2014. The construction of this new railway line from the [...]

While intermodality in freight transport is being promoted with a number of concrete initiatives on a European level (for example, Marco Polo programme, freight transport integrators), passenger intermodality has not yet received the same attention. The current situation of intermodal passenger transport shows that there is still a long way to go, both politically and [...]

The current situation regarding accessibility in the EU suggests that there is a strong difference between central and peripheral areas in terms of connectivity and transport costs. Peripheral areas have higher average costs of transport, owing not only to the need for longer trips, but also to the more expensive or less efficient transport solutions [...]

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As of 2016, the estimated date for completion, the metro in Doha, capital city of Qatar, will be one of the most advanced rail public transport systems in the word. At the end of 2012, Qatar Rail signed contracts worth USD 406 Million for this project whose total costs had been estimated at USD 36 [...]