Siemens and Stadler complete delivery of new Berlin S-Bahn trains
As of this week, all 106 new trains for the suburban S-Bahn in Berlin have been delivered on time and have entered passenger service, manufacturer consortium Siemens Mobility and Stadler announced.Read more
ÖBB and DB to double night train traffic by 2030
Austrian operator ÖBB and its German counterpart Deutsche Bahn have announced their plans for international trains in the coming years. The number of services will increase, and new night train connection from Berlin and Vienna...Read more
AllRail: Sweden’s night train subsidy for Stockholm – Berlin is unfair competition
The alliance of independent passenger rail companies AllRail says plans by Swedish state-owned operator SJ to extend its night train Stockholm-Hamburg to Berlin will cause unfair competition, as operator Snälltåget runs night trains on that...Read more
Siemens bags first fleet order for hydrogen trains in Berlin-Brandenburg region
Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) has ordered seven Mireo Plus H hydrogen trains from Siemens Mobility. Delivery is set for autumn 2024, with first operations on the Heidekrautbahn (RB27) network planned in December the same year.Read more
Stadler readies first new metro cars for Berlin
Stadler earlier this week presented the first metro cars of the new so-called small-profile JK Series, which will be handed over to Berlin transportation company BVG later this year. Trial runs are planned for 2023,...Read more‘Flight tax more important for shift to rail than lower track access charges’
“We have to reduce track access charges, and especially Germany has a problem with this”, said Oldag Caspar of Germanwatch during a panel discussion at the arrival of the Connecting Europe Express in Berlin. But,...Read more
RegioJet expands in Poland and in Europe
Nothing seems able to stop the Czech private operator RegioJet, which is now planning to tackle the Polish domestic mainline market. This in addition to their mainline operations in the Czech Republic. The yellow trains...Read more
Flixtrain doubles routes in Germany and launches first night train
FlixTrain is doubling the number of routes in its network. For the first time, it includes the route Hamburg – Berlin and Munich – Frankfurt. The private operator is also launching its first night line...Read more
Deutsche Bahn and Lufthansa launch new joint offers
Deutsche Bahn and airline Lufthansa announced new Express Rail connections to Frankfurt Airport on Monday. They will link to Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Münster and Munich from the second half of 2021. Additional new extra-fast ICE...Read more
German ICE test train runs on unused track in Berlin
The Deutsche Bahn ‘TrainLab’ ICE train drove on the short Goerzbahn track in Berlin last week to find out whether the route is permanently suitable for test drives. With the ICE, new technologies such as...Read more
Berlin tram extension approved, construction starts this year
The planning approval procedure for the extension of the M10 tram line in Berlin has been completed. With the building permit, the first work on the 2.1 kilometre extension can start this year. According to...Read more