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POLAND: Astaldi Group has been awarded the contract worth EUR 50 million to build the new railway link in Poland connecting Kraków Central Station and John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice, already undergoing extension and modernisation by Astaldi. The project envisages the upgrading to two tracks of the Kraków Central Station-Kraków Mydlniki section (currently a single track line) and construction of a new two track link (500 metres in...

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Winners of The Global AirRail Awards 2013

Monday, 20 May 2013 14:50

The winners of The Global AirRail Awards 2013 have been revealed at the ceremony hosted by Hahn Air in Frankfurt on 16th May 2013. Global AirRail Awards is the first ever international awards ceremony dedicated to the air-rail market to recognise the best practice in intermodal travel around the world. To stay ahead in the competition with other transport modes, air rail links have to constantly improve their service via new technologies, customer...

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The most deserted airport station is in UK

Friday, 03 May 2013 10:07

Researchers for the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) counted just 14 passengers at Teesside Airport station, in Darlington, in 2011-12.A 15-minute walk from the airport – now known as Durham Tees Valley airport – the station receives just two trains a week, which both call on Sundays. Operator Northern Rail and airport owners Peel Holdings said the station needed to be closer to the terminal.A Northern Rail spokeswoman said: "We support proposals to...

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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg could be linked to rail by 2020

Tuesday, 30 Apr, 2013

FRANCE: French railway network company Réseau Ferré de France, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg and Region Alsace will launch a public consult...

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New door-to-door travel booking app launched

Monday, 22 Apr, 2013

GERMANY: Travel comparison service Waymate today launched its mobile app and website. The Berlin-based startup is focusing on transport-booking mar...

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Airport Cities – will airports become a stand-alone destination?

Monday, 22 Apr, 2013

GENEVA: At the Passenger Terminal Conference in Geneva the air-rail community was ...

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Agreement signed to improve Munich Airport rail access

Monday, 22 Apr, 2013

GERMANY: Bavaria’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Transport Martin Zeil has signed the agreement to build a new rail spur from Munich-Regensbur...

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Northeast Corridor faces investment crisis

Friday, 19 Apr, 2013

USA: The success of the Northeast Corridor (NEC) has used up much of the legacy capacity of the existing railroad and depleted its infrastructure a...

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Gatwick Express welcomes delegates to the UK AirRail conference

London’s dedicated airport express between Gatwick and London Victoria, Gatwick Express joins the UK AirRail: Connecting for Growth conference as a Welcoming Reception Sponsor.

Gatwick Express is inviting all conference delegates to join for networking and drinks on the 28th of November, the eve of the UK AirRail conference at the Grosvenor Hotel, located at the London Victoria Station.

Established in 1984, Gatwick Express is the longest running dedicated airport rail service in the world and serves the UK’s second largest airport which has ambitious passenger growth plans. Offering a non-stop journey time of 30 minutes with trains departing every 15 minutes, it carries more than 5.3m passengers a year between Gatwick Airport and London’s Victoria Station.

Alex Foulds, Development Director for Southern Railway, which runs the Gatwick Express service said: “Gatwick Express is delighted to be participating in the UK AirRail event and is looking forward to greeting delegates at the welcoming reception being held at the Grosvenor Hotel in Victoria. It is very important for Gatwick Express to be alongside some of our key business partners, Gatwick Airport and easyJet, who are also sponsors, when discussing surface access to and from Airports.

We anticipate there will be plenty of conversations and constructive debate about Airport Express services, including the Gatwick services, which we are keen to participate in and we look forward to welcoming everyone to Victoria Station and the Grosvenor Hotel”

UK AirRai: Connecting for Growth
29th November 2012, London
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