Trains will run faster on key routes Europe A plan in Brussels may cut fares and supplier costs to promote efforts to make rail the default mode of transport in Europe.
By 2040, new speed requirements will be introduced to ensure that trains on the rail core network can travel at 160 km/h or faster. European Commission came up with.
Cross-border travel, including Night train, Will be encouraged by making ticket sales easier and possibly by cutting track tolls faced by railway companies.
European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans (Frans Timmermans) put forward a proposal for the approval of the 27 EU member states. He said that EU executives will also consider implementing VAT exemptions for train tickets.
Former Dutch Foreign Minister Timmermans said: “We will speed up travel time and make it easier to establish a competitive rail network throughout Europe. 15 pilot projects will be launched next year to improve long-distance rail services in major train corridors. -Train tickets need to be easier to find, book and buy at attractive prices. In this case, we will also consider exempting international train tickets from VAT.”
The committee has been talking about reforms for a long time European rail travelThe European Union has set a goal to double the volume of high-speed rail traffic by 2030 and triple by 2050, with a view to reducing the carbon emissions of transportation by 90% in the next 30 years. But experts say that cross-border routes are still expensive and unnecessarily slow.
It is expected that the European Union will not be able to achieve its goal of having 31,000 kilometers of high-speed rail tracks in the next eight years. Governments rather than committees decide on high-speed rail projects. Although the European Central Bank (ECB) has provided large loans, Brussels has been working hard to encourage investment in cross-border travel.
For long-distance freight railways, trains are often stuck at the border due to the low efficiency of railway security inspections. The European Court of Auditors’ 2018 report on the EU’s high-speed rail stated that “member states have built intricate national railways in isolation without proper cross-border coordination”.
For a long time, high rail tolls and the take-off of low-cost flights have been considered the reasons for the decline in the number of night trains in Europe.
When the national railway company owns the railway infrastructure and trains, there are transactions between companies operating in different countries to keep track tolls low. When the management of the railway was separated, these expenses became a source of income, and the mutually beneficial transactions that had previously eased international travel disappeared.
The committee proposes to issue guidelines on fee setting in 2023 to promote affordable cross-border travel. The European Central Bank also launched a loan program for railway companies wishing to purchase rolling stock.
Greenpeace’s transportation expert Herwig Schuster said: “The European Union has made train travel easier, faster and more affordable. This is essential-helping people adopt climate-friendly options and reduce flying. The committee’s plans include some very Great ideas to better support the railway; we now need to see follow-up actions.
“For a long time, the European Union and governments have prioritized dirty roads and aviation projects-they must stop paying polluters and start funding transportation that serves the people and does not damage the climate.”
