Date: 19/09/2023

European governments have systematically shrunk their railways and starved them of funding while pouring money into expanding their road network, a report has found. The length of motorways in Europe grew 60% between 1995 and 2020 while railways shrank 6.5%, according to research from the German thinktanks Wuppertal Institute and T3 Transportation. For every euro governments spent building railways, they spent 1.6 euros building roads.

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European governments shrinking railways in favour of road-building, report finds

The Guardian

Rail networks in most countries have been starved of funding while motorways lengthen, study shows