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Fourth Railway Package (4RP)

 

The Fourth Railway Package (4RP) is a set of changes to rail transport regulation in European Union (EU) law, covering standards and authorisation for rolling stock; workforce skills; independent management of infrastructure; and the liberalisation of domestic passenger services in an attempt to reduce European rail subsidies.

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Fourth Railway Package aims to foster growth

2 April 2013 | By James Abbott, Technical Editor, Global Railway Review

Ticketing technology supplier Amadeus has released a new study with an optimistic outlook for long-distance rail travel in Europe. The study estimates that long-distance passenger traffic will increase by 2.2% annually over the next seven years to reach over 1.36 billion by 2020 – 238 million up on 2011 figures.…