Conference Reports

Barcelona Conference Report Barcelona Conference Pictures All the presentations can be downloaded here:

Day 1 – 02 June 2023

• Elisabeth Kotthaus, DG MOVE: Keynote – Travelling cross-border: a real experience
• Jon Worth, Independent Railway Commentator – #CrossBorderRail
• Carles Casas, FGC – Implementation of High-Speed Rail Services Between the Regions of Catalunya and Occitanie
• Przemek Ben Paczek, Nevomo – Welcome to the Age of Frictionless Mobility
• Miquel Lamas, ATM Barcelona – The Experience of Discounts in Barcelona
• Monica Wiktoria Maciejewskac, VUB – Fare-Free Public Transport International Experiences
• Beat Mueller, Trans-Missions – UITP Policy Brief on Free Fare Schemes in Public Transport
• Javier Asensio, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona – Fare Discounts
• Antoine Belaieff, FAIRTIQ – Pricing Innovation & Targeted Pricing
• Pau Noy, AIF – Solutions for Cross-border ESP-FRA trains
• Blaz Pongracic, CER – Cross-border Solutions
• Dorien Rookmaker, European Parliament – Crossing the Pyrenees Still a Difficult Trip

Day 2 – 03 June 2023

• Wolgang Sprick, VCD – From A to B: Focus on the Passenger
• Freek Bos, ROVER/EPF – Strikes: A Passenger Issue?
• Wandi Chivaura, EPF – IMPACTS: Creating Safer Public Transport in Europe

Copenhagen Conference Report Copenhagen Conference Pictures All the presentations can be downloaded here:

Day 1 – 10 June 2022

• 10 June full day: Compiled presentations
• Elisabeth Kotthaus, DG MOVE: Keynote – Passenger transport- sustainable and smart
• Thomas Avanzata, UITP: How can public transport contribute to a greener future mobility?
• Yoann Le Petit, EIT Urban Mobility: Costs and benefits of the sustainable urban mobility transition
• Suzanne Hoadley, Polis: How can public transport contribute to a greener future mobility and social inclusion?
• Blaž Pongrači, CER: How can public transport contribute to a greener future mobility? – rail perspective
• Dominik Hartl, Hardt Hyperloop: Keynote – Hardt Hyperloop
• Katie Bulanowski, EPF: Digital transition in public transport – INDIMO project
• Emmanuel Mounier, eu travel tech: How can digital transition make travel easier for European Passengers and how European Policymakers can contribute to it? A distribution perspective
• Lars Wiinblad, Passagerpulsen: DK Digital transition in public transport – pros and cons
• Salim Benkirane, AllRail: The multinational Support Ukraine Rail Taskforce

Day 2 – 11 June 2022

• 11 June full day: Compiled presentations
• Sven Marius, Utklev Gjeruldsen, Bane NOR: Keynote – Towards a better European passenger rail network
• Julia Quitmann, Aachener Verkehrsverbund: easyConnect – Seamless mobility across borders
• Marco Gariboldi, UTP – Associazione Utenti del Trasporto Pubblico: Railway border crossings between Italy and Switzerland
• Sandrina Lohse-Larsen & Søren Bom, Greater Copenhagen: Cross border public transport commuting experiences in Greater Copenhagen
• Louise Coward, Transport Focus: Involving the end users in the development of public transport
• Sandra Lima, EPF: UMCASE: Creating mobility with people for people
• Vassilis Agouridas, UIC2: Driving the Sustainable & Responsible Transition of Urban Mobility to the Third (Vertical) Dimension
• Gitte Kjær-Westermann, Passagerpulsen: Passenger involvement
• Josef Schneider, EPF: Closing

Rotterdam Conference Report All the presentations can be downloaded here:

• Pieter Walraven, PA Expert Public Matters: Summary of lessons learned
• Janet Cooke, London Travel Watch (UK)
• Anne-Marie Ghémard, Fnaut (F)
• Arriën Kruyt, Rover (NL)
• Jörg Bruchertseifer, Pro Bahn (D)
• Christopher Irwin (UK)
• Pedro Peters (CEO RET): How does a reward program change multimodal transport in Rotterdam?
• Nick Brooks (Head of EU Affairs Trainline): Can through bookings change connectivity? (not available)
• Bart Schmeink (Executive committee member Transdev): Last mile travel by Abel and experiences of Transdev North America
• Chris Meeuwsen (University of Delft/Frabrique): User-centered design of ticketing in public transport (not available)
• Imre Keserü (Mobility4EU, Free University Brussels): Social, economic and political trends influencing Europe’s mobility to 2030
• Arco Groothedde (Board member European Travellers Club): Cross-border integrated, cross border smart (card) ticketing
• Christopher Irwin (EPF): Consequences of security measures, focussed on Passenger Name Record (PNR)

Berlin Conference Report All the presentations can be downloaded here:

• Simon Maarfield: The demand for long-distance international passenger trains in Europe: case study Vindobona
• Jörg Bruchertseifert: German cross-border Rail Connections
• Arriën Kruyt (Rover): Cross-border services NL-DE
• Myroslaw Vyka (SCVD): The Role of Regional Railways in the 21th Century
• Lars Wiinblad (Passagerpulsen): Danish report
• Anja Schmotz (KolejDEPL): Initiative deutsch-polnischer Schienenpersonenverkehr
• Michel Quidort (FNAUT): 4th Railway Package – what does it mean for Passengers?
• Peter Buchner (S-Bahn Berlin): Baukommunikation bei der S-Bahn Berlin
• Dr. Dieter-Lebrecht Koch (MdeP): Information and Ticketing: multimodal and easy?
• Ruth Lopian (DG MOVE): Passenger rights
• Sabine Fischer-Volk (Verbraucherzentrale Brandenburg): Was hakt im Fernbusmarkt?
• Michael Schmitz & Ina Schomacher (EBA): Die Durchsetzung der Fahrgastrechte Bus in Deutschland
• Michael Cramer (MdeP): Neue Grenzen im Bahnverkehr? Ein europäischer Blick
• Andreas Netzel (Talgo Deutschland GmbH): Talgo day and night trains in Germany and Europe
• Jan Vávra (Ceske Drahy): International Passenger Transportation with docus on the Czech Republic – Germany
• Christopher Irwin (EPF): Land Security: The Passengers’ View
• EPF management board
• EPF secretariat

Budapest Conference Report

All the presentations can be downloaded here:

• Gabor Nagy (VEKE): Meeting passengers’ needs
• János Vincze (DERKE): Report on the activity of Debrecen Regional Transport Association
• Ian McDonald (Railfuture) and Christoph Wachholder (probahn Österreich) – Possible international Euro-city Train Network & Grenzbahn-Project
• Friendly Flying – Progress with air passengers’ rights
• Peter Cornelius (Pro Bahn Deutschland) – Working groups on passenger rights
• Annemarie Ghémard (FNAUT) – Campaigning in France
• Kurt Hultgren (Resenärsforum) – Passenger experiences in Sweden
• Balázs Szeneczey, Deputy Mayor of Budapest – Urban transport in Budapest
• Lothar Zeller, Senior Advisor at European Investment Bank/Jaspers- Passenger transport projects financed by the EU
• Flórián Szalóki, assistant Secretary of State, Ministry of National Development – Public transport programmes in Hungary with EU co-financing
• Olga Sehnalová, MEP, Transport and Tourism Committee – Passenger rights
• Márton Feldmann, COO of MÁV-Start – Improving service for our customers
• Csaba Ungvári, COO of GySEV/Raaberbahn – Einführung von fahrgastfreundlichen Dienstleistungen bei der GYSEV Zrt.
• András Ekés, CEO of Metropolitan Research Institute – Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans
• Franz Laczo, Chief Engineer at Stadler Rail – Die nächste Generation europäischer Mobilität: der EC250
• Attila Nagy, CEO of DKV Debrecen Transport Co. – Urban transport in Debrecen
• Péter Lehoczky, Resysten Ltd. – protective coatings in public transport vehicles
• The work of EPF at EU level – Josef Schneider and Willy Smeulders

EPF: shaping the future
EPF: conference report
EU: Rail Passengers satisfaction
Public transport in the Czech republic
Gaps in the long-distance network
PTP: promoting public transport
Trenord: customer orientation
Servizio ferroviario regionale in Lombardia
UTP: public transport in Milano
NTV: From zero to Italo, so competition was born
TRENITALIA: Lo sviluppo del Trasporto, Ferroviario e dell’ Alta Velocità in Italia
ATM: an integrated mobility system
Public transport politics in Sweden
Railway policy in Finland
The Callenge of High Speed Rail

EPF-Vision
EPF: outlook from Vice-Chair
EPF-Report
InterRegioRail
The development of Public Transport in the conurbation
LYRIA
Transport in der Basel Region
Report about PRO BAHN Schweiz
Report about FNAUT (only in french).
Report about ROVER
Report about UTP
Report about SBB-Kundenbeirat
OeBB-Vorteilscard
USEmobility
Report about Trans-Rhin-Rail (only in German)

Update EPF
EPF conference report
Public Transport in Salzburg
MdeP Cramer: Passenger Rights
Westbahn
ÖBB progress in customer service
PRO BAHN Österreich
Comparison on Public Transport
Challanges on Rail Liberalisation – The MERIDIAN
Wiener Linien – Die Stadt gehört dir

EPF conference report

EPF conference report

EPF conference report

EPF conference report

EPF conference report

EPF conference report

EPF conference report