Smart and Affordable High-Speed Services in the European Union

In collaboration with ALLRAIL, CER and UNIFE, the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking is kicking-off 2023 with a dedicated press event on the key results coming from the ‘Smart and Affordable High-Speed Services in the European Union’ study on 23 January, online. The publication is a joint initiative by the four organisations launched via a Memorandum of Understanding during the Connecting Europe Days last June, in presence of Walter Goetz, Head of the Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Transport, and covered widely in the international press.

The event will be an opportunity to present the main findings of the report, underpinning the establishment of a European High-Speed Rail (HSR) Network connecting the main European cities and regions, combining investments in constructing creating/upgrading new HSR lines and upgrading the digitalisation and automation of existing ones. The report confirms that investing in a comprehensive European HSR network will deliver added value to European society and massively reduce the environmental footprint of European passenger transport. The report proposes a master plan for HSR network connecting all EU capitals and major cities and calls for the Commission and Member States for a coordinated implementation with sufficient funding in the next decades.

The event will further elaborate on the main finds and present the master plan as well as encourage the press to express their comments and questions.

Please kindly indicate here if you would be interested to attend the press event on 23 January, online.

Full programme and connection link will follow shortly.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the event.