Deutsche Bahn and German Government launch infrastructure programme on unprecedented scale

Track construction work on the Riedbahn between Riedstadt and Goddelau. Photo: Deutsche Bahn AG / Benjamin Kedziora
Track construction work on the Riedbahn between Riedstadt and Goddelau. Deutsche Bahn AG / Benjamin Kedziora

The German Federal Government and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have presented the largest and most comprehensive infrastructure programme for the rail network and stations since the 1994 railway reform. This was done at the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport’s Rail Summit in Frankfurt last week. This 45 billion euro project aims to make train traffic more consistently punctual and to create the conditions to achieve the transport policy goals for passenger and freight traffic.

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Deutsche Bahn and German Government launch infrastructure programme on unprecedented scale

Track construction work on the Riedbahn between Riedstadt and Goddelau. Photo: Deutsche Bahn AG / Benjamin Kedziora
Track construction work on the Riedbahn between Riedstadt and Goddelau. Deutsche Bahn AG / Benjamin Kedziora

The German Federal Government and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have presented the largest and most comprehensive infrastructure programme for the rail network and stations since the 1994 railway reform. This was done at the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport’s Rail Summit in Frankfurt last week. This 45 billion euro project aims to make train traffic more consistently punctual and to create the conditions to achieve the transport policy goals for passenger and freight traffic.

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Author: Emma Dailey

Emma Dailey is an editor at RailTech.com and RailTech.be.

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