Passenger
Passengers are at the heart of the European railway business. From longdistance high-speed trains to local and regional trains, the railways have something to offer to each customer.
Related CER Publications
Public Service Rail Transport in the European Union: an Overview
Public service transport plays a crucial role in passenger transport in the European Union since the vast majority of rail passenger transport services in the EU are currently...
European Data Economy
With this paper, CER would like to contribute to the main objectives of the Commission’s Communication on ‘Building a European Data Economy’ (COM(2017) 9 final) in addition to...
Rail sector supports EC Move2Learn, Learn2Move initiative
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes today’s launch of the Move2Learn, Learn2Move initiative by the European Commission. CER reiterates...
CER welcomes EP call to allocate budget for Interrail initiative
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes today’s adoption by the European Parliament of the Mureşan report on the general guidelines for the...
Fourth Railway Package Market Pillar finally on course for publication in EU Official Journal
Today the European Parliament approved the Market Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package. This green light comes after almost five years of intense negotiations between the...
Interrail for Europe
On 4 October in Strasbourg, the members of the European Parliament and EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc addressed a proposal from MEP Manfred Weber (EPP, DE) to launch a new...
EU VAT Action Plan - CER Position Paper
CER supports the European Commission's proposal, made in its VAT Action Plan of April 2016, to grant Member States more freedom in setting their VAT rates, specifically to make...
European Accessibility Act - CER Position Paper
Rail services are by far more accessible than they were in the past and many passengers with disabilities are able to take trains without assistance. In this context, CER...
A Roadmap for Digital Railways
Digitalisation is one of the top priorities for the rail sector and its future. Representing the railways, CER, CIT, EIM and UIC present this joint Roadmap for digital railways...
Transport White Paper: supporting rail means supporting our economy and citizens
Passenger associations and railways share a common vision: a European rail sector that is the backbone of a seamless, multimodal and accessible transport system, an enabler for...
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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...
