A joint action of the European associations EPF (passengers), UITP and EPTO (public transport operators), and EMTA and POLIS (transport authorities) wishes to make 2022 a European Year of Rail and Public Transport and have written a co-signed letter sent to the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Parliament, the President of the European Council, […]
To discuss challenges and opportunities of making rail travel more accessible, eu travel tech is organising a webinar on “Unleashing rail distribution to make rail travel more attractive” on June 25. (10:00-11:30 CEST), as part of the official European Year of Rail programme. Christopher Irwin, EPF Board Member, will take part in the panel debate.
Rail travel has never been […]
18th Conference of the European Passengers’ Federation
“European Year of Rail, what’s in for the passenger”
June, 26th 2021, 10:00 CEST (online, MS Teams)
After careful consideration, we decided in March to cancel the EPF conference 2021 in Strasbourg (originally planned for 2020). The pandemic situation showed still too many risks for a successful event. But even in Corona times, it is […]
To help the EU build on its 2013 urban mobility package and meet its 2050 climate target, the EU has launched a ‘New Urban Mobility Framework’ initiative, which proposes measures to encourage EU countries to develop urban transport systems that are safe, accessible, inclusive, affordable, smart, resilient and emission-free. The initiative also addresses transport pollution and congestion, and draws […]
On 19. May, EPF and UITP jointly organised a webinar on Rail Passenger Rights. The webinar was attended by some 130 participants and provided concrete information on the state of the art of rail passengers’ rights in Member States of the European Union. One of the main conclusions was that domestic legislation in many cases is already surpassing the […]
As cities grow larger, they increasingly face problems caused by transport and traffic. Urban Air Mobility (UAM) offers a promising opportunity to mitigate road (surface) congestion by taking urban mobility to the third dimension – the airspace. The EU-funded project AURORA (sAfe Urban aiR mObility for euRopeAn citizens) will develop and integrate safety-critical technologies to support autonomous flight UAM […]
EPF’s 2021 annual conference will take place in an online format the 26th of June (10:00 – 14:30 CET).
The programme will link with the 2021 European Year of Rail and focus on how rail can strengthen transport connections in Europe from the passengers’ perspective.
Our online event can count on key interventions from the European Parliament (Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg) and the […]
A team of transport researchers from Hasselt University, with the support of EPF, has developed a survey on how to regain the trust and confidence of passengers in Public Transport. The research is aimed at identifying and quantifying significant factors affecting passengers’ confidence and satisfaction towards Public Transport during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and to gauge their willingness […]
In the frame of the European Year of Rail, UITP and the European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) are organising a digital workshop on ‘Rail passenger rights for all: EU legislation and beyond’ on 19 May from 9.30 to 12.00 (CET).
Regional and local rail operators and authorities are very engaged in offering attractive services to their passengers and in ensuring the […]
It is time to make CCAM a reality together. The European Commission intends to establish a new European Partnership on Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM) under Horizon Europe. The Partnership aims to align better public and private efforts through a common and long-term R&I agenda, and to accelerate the implementation of smart, innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for […]
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