Many passengers could choose to travel by train. Photo: AFP/Tomas Sereda/Shutterstock.com
The liberalization of the
market in Europe will increase passenger demand. British, French, Swiss and Germans in particular will be frequently using this mode of transport, according to the report.
"Building standards for data exchange, booking and ticketing services will fundamentally change the way the traveler will view rail travel," explained Amadeus Rail's director, Thomas Drexler.
However, Amadeus did specify in its study that in order to optimize the growth of train travel, through-ticketing that would allow travel from one country to the next on the rail network would have to be introduced.