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September 2, 2020 | Financial

Covid-19 results in first-half loss for China National Railway

CHINA National Railway (CR) recorded revenue of Yuan 403.9bn ($US 59.1bn) in the first half of 2020, down Yuan 124.2bn year-on-year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This resulted in a net loss of Yuan 95.5bn for the period, including a net loss of Yuan 34.2bn in the second quarter.

September 1, 2020 | Main line

SNCB launches free rail pass and reports first half loss

BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) has announced the details of a scheme that will allow all Belgian residents to travel by train free of charge up to 12 times between October 5 and March 31 2021.

August 28, 2020 | Financial

DSB reports DKr 607m first-half loss due to Covid-19 pandemic

DANISH State Railways (DSB) has reported a pre-tax loss of DKr -607m ($US 96.4m) for the first half of 2020, compared with a profit of DKr 1m for the same period in 2019.

August 26, 2020 | Financial

Israel Railways reports net loss for first half of year

ISRAEL Railways (IR) has reported a net loss for the first half of 2020 with a negative Ebitda of Shekels 16.1m ($US 4.74m). This compares with a net profit of Shekels 10.3m for the same period in 2019.

August 26, 2020 | Freight

ERFA declares support for French access charge waiver

THE European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) has declared its support for France’s plans to waive track access charges for freight services in response to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 25, 2020 | Policy

VDV launches campaign to boost passenger numbers

GERMANY’s Association of Transport Companies (VDV) has launched the #BesserWeiter (Better Further) campaign to promote a return to pre-coronavirus levels of passenger traffic as quickly as possible to prevent further loss of income to the industry and to safeguard the sector’s environmental goals.

August 18, 2020 | Financial

Amtrak releases plan to restore long-distance services

UNITED States national passenger rail operator Amtrak has released criteria for the restoration of regular long-distance services following an announcement that most daily services would be cut to three times a week from October due to the coronavirus pandemic.

August 17, 2020 | Financial

NS reports significant loss in first half of 2020

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) says it would have recorded a €1.078bn loss in the first half of 2020 if it wasn’t for government subsides as passenger numbers plummeted during the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 17, 2020 | High-speed

Pandemic fails to slow China’s high-speed network expansion

China is continuing the development of the world’s most extensive high-speed network at a breakneck pace. David Burroughs looks at the lines that have opened as the country begins to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, and the sections nearing completion.

August 13, 2020 | Passenger

Responding to the ‘new normal’

From railway operation and station management to infrastructure maintenance and manufacturing, the entire railway industry has had to adjust to new social distancing protocols introduced to combat the spread of Covid-19. Kevin Smith speaks to a cross-section of the industry to find out how they have adapted.

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