Author: Jon Worth


Jon Worth is a Bourgogne based independent railway campaigner and commentator. He is best known for his #CrossBorderRail project crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu, a systematic analysis of the problems of international railways within the EU. His background is in European Union political communication and he teaches at the College of Europe, Bruges.

2025: finally a breakthrough for cross-border passenger rail in the EU?

Boosting passenger train transport is key for reducing greenhouse gas emissions of transport and for accelerating Europe’s energy transition. Are EU railways on track? Establishing a fair picture of the state of Europe’s passenger railways is a hard task. It is essentially a question of whether you see the train as half full or half empty. Jon Worth reports.

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