Trenitalia to launch Germany and Austria routes
Trenitalia is moving ahead with plans to expand its high-speed rail network across Germany and Austria, by launching trial routes served by its subsidiary, Frecciarossa.
The trial routes will connect Milan and Rome directly with Munich, with up to four daily services planned between Italy and Germany. The Milan-Munich route will take about six and a half hours, with stops in Brescia, Verona, Rovereto, Trento, Bolzano and Innsbruck. The Rome-Munich route will run for eight and a half hours, stopping in Florence, Bologna, Verona, Rovereto, Trento, Bolzano and Innsbruck.
The operator is currently running technical tests to standardise the rail technology across the borders and expects to launch the commercial services by the end of this year or early in 2027.
GoVolta to launch Paris services
The Dutch rail start-up, GoVolta, has announced plans to launch a service between Amsterdam and Paris by December 2026.
The company just celebrated its inaugural journey between Amsterdam and Berlin, and Amsterdam and Hamburg, which operates three times a week. From July 1, the Berlin service will run daily.
High-speed train to connect Hanoi and Halong Bay
A new high-speed rail link will connect Hanoi and Halong Bay within 30 minutes.
Once completed in 2028, the train will allow tourists to visit both Hanoi and Halong Bay in one day.
Running for 120km, the train can reach a top speed of 350km/h and will connect the four cities and provinces of Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh.
Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail
Last week, Egypt inaugurated the 57km East Nile monorail, connecting Cairo’s Nasr City to the New Administrative Capital.
The driverless monorail, spanning 22 stations, aims to ease congestion and improve urban connectivity.
The new monorail forms part of the Cairo monorail system which includes a second line linking 6th of October City.
