ERA Press releases (41)
A Year of Transformative Collaboration: ERA and railML.org Enhance Railway Data Standards
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and railML.org are delighted to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their successful cooperation. On 30 May 2023, a Memorandum of Intent was signed between ERA and railML.org, aimed at improving railway data standardisation and interoperability in their respective areas of activities.
All Aboard! European Railways in Focus: ERA Launched in Brussels the 2024 Report on Railway Safety and Interoperability in the EU and the 2024 Rail Environmental Report
On 2 July 2024, the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) released two flagship reports, one focused on the safety and interoperability of the EU's railway system, the second one on its environmental impact.
#NumbersTalk for ERA as the EU Authority for Rail: 80,000 Vehicles Authorised. 239 Single Safety Certificates. 15 ERTMS trackside approvals
Five years ago, on 16 June 2019, marked a pivotal moment in European rail history with the adoption of the 4th Railway Package. This initiative has reinforced the Single European Railway Area and made rail operations more accessible, transparent, and predictable.
ERA takes action to reduce fragmentation in the European rail data landscape
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has taken significant steps towards its mission of fostering a sustainable and safe railway system without frontiers.
ERA Signs First Authorisation for New Generation Sleeper Trains: a Substantial Step for Reviving Night Trains in Europe
On 24 November, the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) marked a significant milestone by formally authorising the first batch of new generation sleeper trains, which are being built by Siemens Mobility for ÖBB's Nightjet sleeper service.
Single System for Europe's Train Control Needs Satellite Technology
European Commission, European Union’s rail system authority (ERA), Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail), the European Union Agency for the space programme (EUSPA), and the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union collaborate to leverage satellite technology for rail.
ERA Railway Factsheets: One click away from accessing relevant and comparable European rail data
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) developed Country Factsheets to give an in-depth insight into the rail sector of European countries in terms of transport, organisations, rolling stock, infrastructure, safety, market structure, and the legal framework.
4th Railway Package implementation. One Europe. One Railway. One process.
4 years ago, on 16 June 2019, a successful institutional story has begun with the implementation of the 4th Railway Package, taking European rail to new levels in the re-inforcement of the Single European Railway Area.
Major milestone achieved by the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA): More than 50 000 rail vehicles authorised since 2019
The 4th Railway Package has been a major step forward for creating the Single European Railway Area.
Getting Rail Freight on the Right Track
On Wednesday 29 March 2023, Karima Delli, the chairwoman of the transport and tourism committee (TRAN) of the European Parliament, Josef Doppelbauer, the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways, as well as several CEOs of rail freight companies have called on the decision-makers to implement ambitious policies to concretely