WELCOME TO RoCK - REGIONS OF CONNECTED KNOWLEDGE


RoCK
seeks to

  • improve cross border railway connections between knowledge regions in North West Europe.
  • make train travel more user-friendly to encourage cooperation.
  • get the most out of existing infrastructure.
  • develop smart solutions to improve the current transport networks.


RoCK, a new major European project, has secured € 5.9 million in European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) under the European Union’s INTERREG IVB North West Europe programme.

News

05.04.2012

Cross-border combi-ticket for Floriade 2012

The Aachener Verkehrsverbund (AVV) has arranged the "SchönerTagTicket NRW-Floriade 2012" for easy and comfortable transport to the World Horticultural Expo in Venlo, the Netherlands.[more]


19.03.2012

Seemless Transport: Making Connections

The International Transport Forum will meet in Leipzig, Germany, from 2–4 May 2012 to examine among others how seamlessness can be improved and what it will take to make complete connectivity a reality.[more]


16.03.2012

Save the date: ECOMM from 12 to 15 June in Frankfurt am Main

The annual European Conference on Mobility Management (ECOMM) will focus on electric mobility and new challenges facing our cities.[more]


12.03.2012

2011 biennial report on railway interoperability in the EU

The second report delivered by the European Railway Agency covers progress made in harmonising safety rules as well as technical specifications for interoperability. [more]


12.03.2012

Report on Regional Passenger Rail Transport in Europe

The German Association of Passenger Rail Authorities report gives "an Overview and Comparison of Organisation and Responsibilities" of regional passenger rail transport in Europe.[more]


21.02.2012

10 March 2012 'Annual meeting of the European Passengers' Federation I Salzburg I Austria

EPF comprises 32 associations or bodies in 18 European countries, whose individual members are welcome to attend the meeting and conference.[more]


10.02.2012

Progress on the Düsseldorf–The Hague rail link

Joint preliminary planning of Düsseldorf, Eindhoven, Mönchengladbach and Venlo get started.[more]


10.01.2012

13-14th March 2012 |ICMA Final Event |Genk| Belgium

"How can we achieve a perfect journey?" [more]


12.12.2011

Rail: The final frontier?

Prominent players in the rail industry as well as transport politicians together with representatives of the EU commission discussed RoCK core issues at the Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council in Lille.