PSO & Open Access
Stockholm,

New Direct Train Hamburg – Copenhagen – Stockholm from May 4th

From today, independent rail operator Snälltåget launches a new direct daytime open-access service linking Hamburg, Copenhagen and Stockholm - three major European cities, now connected in one seamless journey.

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Warsaw,

Polish Authorities Persist in Restricting Competition for the Market, Contrary to Their Commitments to the European Commission

Despite earlier warnings, the Polish authorities are still planning to remove competition from regional passenger rail by repealing Article 22a of the Public Transport Act (UPTZ). This law requires rail services to be awarded through competitive procedure

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Warsaw,

Polskie władze nadal ograniczają konkurencję „o rynek”, wbrew zobowiązaniom wobec Komisji Europejskiej

Pomimo wcześniejszych ostrzeżeń, władze polskie nadal planują ograniczyć konkurencję w regionalnym transporcie kolejowym poprzez uchylenie art. 22a ustawy o publicznym transporcie zbiorowym (UPTZ). Przepis ten nakłada obowiązek przyznawania usług kolejowych na drodze konkurencyjnych przetargów, co sprzyja wyższej jakości usług dla pasażerów oraz bardziej efektywnemu wykorzystaniu środków publicznych.

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France,

France: 1st Competitively Tendered Regional Rail PSO Won By Independent Operator Delivers +48% Passengers And –18% Fares In 5 Months

Région Sud: early results from France’s first competitively tendered regional rail PSO contract

Newly published figures from France’s South Region (Région Sud) show that the country’s
first competitively tendered regional Public Service Obligation (PSO) rail contractwon by an independent operator — is already delivering impressive results.

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Paris,

ALLRAIL attends the 2025 AFRA Conference

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Our Legal Officer, Guillem Ochoa, attended the 2025 annual conference of the Association Française du Rail (AFRA) – the French Association representing new entrants in passenger and freight rail.

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