Waldemar Tomaszewski· ECR

Underestimated

Costs associated with these accidents exceed 1.4 billion euros annually.

Omissions

• The actual annual cost of railway accidents is almost 3.5 billion EUR according to ERA data from 2024/2025, which is 2.5 times higher than the 1.4 billion figure cited. The source (ERA Safety Overview 2025) was published in March 2025, before the session date of March 2026.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Union Agency for Railways (ERA) - Safety Overview 2025The overall cost of railway accidents remains high (almost 3.5 billion EUR per annum only for significant accidents)