With the opening of the European rail passenger market via EU legislation, some stakeholders in the sector cheer while others are more sceptical. Several examples in high-speed rail show competition lowers ticket prices and increases ridership, but does this mean this also goes for other rail services and in every country? There was a debate on this topic featuring:

– Nick Brooks, Secretary General of ALLRAIL (Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants);
– Delphine Grandsart, Senior Researcher at the European Passengers’​ Federation;
– Viola Sütö, Attorney and owner of LegalRail;
– Kimmo Oostermeyer, director of Rebel.