After months of refraining from travelling, also due to restrictive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, rail passenger transport is getting back on track. In the third quarter of 2021, the rail sector in the EU is recording a significant increase in terms of passengers. In 20 EU Member States, the number of rail passengers increased in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the same quarter of 2020, when COVID-19 was ramping up for the second peak. (....)