Press Release: Europe accelerates the ERTMS North-South rail freight axis

On 11 June, 2009, the European Union took an important step towards developing a North-South rail freight axis using the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). The Ministers of Transport from Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria and Italy signed, in presence of the European Commission's Vice-President in charge of Transport Antonio Tajani, a letter of intent settling long term development objectives for the rail freight corridor 'Stockholm – Copenhagen – Hamburg –Munich – Innsbruck - Verona –Naples'.

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