“Sustainable development is unavoidable and the future of Europe lies in the rail sector.”
Daniel Percheron, President of the Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Strategic RoCK documents
- Position paper 'Rail Regulation'
- Position paper 'Cross border public rail transport problems in North West Europe'
Individual RoCK documents
- Study 'Improvement of the Eindhoven - Düsseldorf Rail Corridor' English (November 2010)
- Market potential study 'Cross-border light rail Maastricht-Flanders'
Dutch long version
English short version
- Feasibility study 'RWTH-Campusbahn Peoplemover Aachen' German (January 2010)
Info material
- RoCK leaflet
- IC connection Eindhoven-Düsseldorf leaflet
- IC connection Eindhoven-Aachen leaflet
- RWTH-Campusbahn leaflet
- Light Rail Maastricht-Hasselt leaflet
- Transmanche Metro leaflet
- Integrated Ticketing & Marketing leaflet
EU policy documents
- EU measures to improve rail services (Sept. 2010)
- Opening-up of rail international passenger transport market (Dez. 2009)
PRESS RESPONSE
2011
- Rail Magazine "Kent Council calls for stopping trains in northern France"
- La Lettre Ferroviaire "Le Nord Pas de Calais précurseur d'une révolution ferroviaire?"
- Limburgs Dagblad "Voor elk roestig spoortje een plan"
- Limburgs Dagblad "Ijzeren Rijn nu twintig jaar uit beld"
2010
- NRC Handelblad "Spoorwegen staan met de rug naar Europa"
- Rheinische Post "Berlin streicht Bahnausbau"
- Rheinische Post "Weg mit der Viersener Kurve"
- Limburgs Dagblad "Verbetering Duits Spoor lijk ver weg"
- Aachener Zeitung "IC von Eindhoven nach Aachen in Den Haag beschlossen"
- Eindhoven Dagblad "Snelle trein over grens komt traag"
- Aachener Zeitung "Vier Parteien wollen eine Stadtbahn"
- Der Nahverkehr "Welche Bahn für Aachen?"
- Der Nahverkehr "SPNV-Renaissance im Dreiländereck"
2009
- NahverkehrNachrichten "Neuer Schwung fuer Schiene in der Eurogio Maas Rhein"
- Eindhoven Dagblad "20 miljoen voor snellere trein Aken"
- Nahverkehrs-Praxis "Bahn frei in der Euregio Maas Rhein"
2008
PRESS RELEASE
2011 RoCK conference 'Rail-The final frontier?'
22 November in Lille
Press release (French)
Press release (English)
Press release (Dutch)
Press release (German)
2009
Successful launch RoCK (16 September 2009)
During the first ‘Green Streets’ conference day (September 7th) the European project ‘RoCK’ (Regions of Connected Knowledge) was launched by Mr. Erik van Merrienboer, Alderman for economic affairs, mobility and environment, City of Eindhoven. The Green Streets conference took the opportunity to highlight some of the transport challenges facing Europe’s urban spaces, and to showcase the wide variety of projects that city authorities have put into place to overcome these problems. click here for the complete press release
Launch RoCK (September 2009)
Launch of Regions of Connected Knowledge (RoCK)
Why international, interoperable and consumer friendly rail services are so important for knowledge regions.
On the first ‘Green Streets’ conference day (September 7th) the European project ‘RoCk’ (Regions of Connected Knowledge), co-funded by Interreg IVB, will be launched. The project represents a partnership of 11 partners in 5 different countries with the City of Eindhoven as Lead Partner. During the RoCK session, starting at 14.30 hours, the relation of knowledge regions and transport will be discussed. Innovation, future markets and economic growth need sustainable highly connected transport networks regardless of national borders. The Green Streets two day conference, supported by the Committee of the Regions and EUROCITIES along with media partner Regional Review,.... click here for the complete press release
2008
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