Passenger
European railways bring passengers to their work and school, to their leisure activity or holiday destination. From long-distance to local and regional trains, the railways have something to offer to each customer.



Related CER Publications
New EU Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility gives pivotal role to rail
On 9 December, the European Commission published the EU Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, which will transform the EU transport sector to fully support the objectives of...
Joint letter - Public transport during and after COVID-19
Ten months into facing the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis in Europe and around the world, providers of Services of General Interest work tirelessly to ensure that essential and...
CER Contribution Paper - Competition policy supporting the Green Deal
In response to the European Commission's call for contributions to the competition policy supporting the Green Deal, CER provides the rail perspective in the...
EU Year of Rail on course for scheduled departure
On 12 November, the European Parliament and Council reached a trialogue agreement on the European Year of Rail 2021. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies...
Joint letter - Transforming Europe’s rail system: budget & deployment
In this joint letter to European Commissioners Adina Vălean and Mariya Gabriel, CER, UNIFE, UIP and EIM express the strong commitment of the railway stakeholders...
Transport sector calls for an EU framework on the governance of B2B data
Representatives from the road, air, maritime, rail, manufacturing and logistics sectors call on European decision makers to adopt an EU framework on the governance of business-to-...
Joint Statement: Europe needs predictable and harmonised approaches to travel rules under COVID
In her State of the Union speech on 16 September, Commission President von der Leyen said: “We must tear down the barriers of the Single Market. We must cut red tape. We must...
A blueprint for greater focus on rail in the quest for green mobility
European transport must be carbon-neutral at the latest by 2050, with clear mid-term milestones set for 2030 and 2040. This is the objective proposed by the Community of European...
CER input to the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility
Rail is the safest, most sustainable transport mode. It contributes to making the European economy greener and more efficient. Yet much must be done in order to create the...
Europe's economic recovery after Covid-19: help finance it by applying user-pays and polluter-pays principles in transport
Since March 2020, the EU and its member states have committed more than €3trn to support their economies against the Covid-19 pandemic's immediate economic fallout. Further public...
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TSGA - the TAP TSI Services Governance Association
The TSGA (TAP TSI Services Governance Association) is a non-profit association helping to improve rail distribution and digitalisation. The TSGA was set up in...
ITS conference 2015 - A Digital Strategy for Mobility: from capacity to connectivity
The European Commission organised its 5th Conference on Intelligent Transport Systems in Brussels on 24 April 2015. The objective of this high-level event was to provide an...
European Commission webpage on passenger rights
To ensure that passengers benefit from the same basic standards of treatment wherever they travel in the Union, the EU is legislating to protect passenger rights on the different...