The European Commission aims to enhance high-speed rail travel in Europe with a comprehensive plan focusing on coordinated infrastructure development and financing. The initiative seeks to provide passenger-centered, sustainable, and affordable rail services, enhancing competitiveness and reducing transport emissions. A survey indicates a significant public preference for trains over planes if faster, reliable connections are established. Currently, rail travel represents less than 10% of cross-border journeys, necessitating investments in new infrastructure to meet climate neutrality goals by 2050, as trains are more environmentally friendly than air travel.
The European Commission will present a plan this autumn to significantly boost high-speed rail travel in Europe, promising a long-term vision for a more connected network.
The project will involve coordinated planning, financing, and implementation of high-speed rail infrastructure across national borders to build attractive and affordable rail services.
Long-distance rail travel has suffered from poor coordination with varied infrastructure hampering cross-border links, despite three in four EU citizens preferring high-speed trains over planes.
Rail accounted for less than 10% of cross-border EU travel, highlighting the need for more people to choose trains to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
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