New high speed train coming to Europe

The EC has outlined plans to shorten the duration of several routes across the continent through an integrated high-speed rail network. With trains travelling up to 250km an hour, connections between Europe’s major cities and capitals could see journey times slashed by half.

While the high-speed network should be operating in full by 2040, some routes will be introduced as early as 2030. Travelling between Berlin and Copenhagen, for example, will take four hours instead of seven by the end of the decade.

The route between Sofia and Athens will also be slashed by 2035, taking six hours instead of nearly 14. There are also brand-new connections to get excited about, including Paris to Lisbon via Madrid and Warsaw to Tallinn via Riga.

You can read more about the EC’s four-pillar plan to improve high-speed rail on their website.