Express freight train paths back on German timetable in 2024
Starting from next year, it will be possible again to book an express train path for freight on the German railway network. This possibility was excluded by the…
More disruptions to come on German railway network
A new wave of construction works on the German railway network has started. According to DB Cargo, this results in capacity restrictions of 25-30 per cent. Trains are…
Construction works on the Rhine-Alpine corridor impact rail freight
There will be severe restrictions on the German part of the Rhine-Alpine corridor for the next three weeks. Two sections will have limited capacity due to construction works,…
‘Integrated companies like DB pose more problems than solutions’
The new German government recently announced that the split of Deutsche Bahn into two different entities would not take place. There will be an attempt to make the…
Construction works cause rail freight in Germany to be at a ‘near standstill’
The rail freight industry is deeply concerned about the disturbance on the German railway network of the last two weeks, caused by construction works. Combined with a lack…
Monopoly commission: separate Deutsche Bahn’s infrastructure from operation
The current structure of Deutsche Bahn group is not appropriate for the planned increase of capital with 7.5 billion in favour of DB, says the German monopolies commission.…
Deutsche Bahn estimates flood damage at 1.3 billion
According to DB Netz the repairs of the German railways after the recent flooding will cost at least 1.3 billion euros. After an initial estimate, the railway manager…
DB reactivates 20 decommisioned routes
Deutsche Bahn will revive 20 lines with a total of 245 kilometers of track. “Every kilometer of track is active climate protection”, says DB Network Board Member Jens…
First 835-metre long train from Germany arrived in Sweden
For the first time, a test ride has been carried out with a 835-metre long train from Germany to Sweden. The train departed from Maschen in Germany on…
Rhine Valley rail traffic partially resumes on 2 May
Following one and a half month of disruption, rail freight traffic through the Middle Rhine Valley will start getting back to normal, beginning on 2 May. The infrastructure…
Rhine Valley closure reaches the European Union
Following a month of disruptions in the Rhine Valley after the rockslide on 15 March, railway undertakings decided to raise the matter on a European Union and enforce…
ÖBB and DB present joint route to Brenner Base Tunnel
The route for the new German-Austrian railway line from the north to the Brenner Base Tunnel (currently under construction) has been decided. Of the five possible routes, the…
Report: new law allows DB Netz to favour national rail operators
The legislative proposal aimed at facilitating a modal shift to rail in Germany will not be sufficiently effective. DB Netz is still allowed to benefit DB Fernverkehr, DB…
Alstom to install digital interlocking in Coburg for Deutsche Bahn
Alstom will install a digital interlocking in Coburg, Germany on behalf of DB Netz, on the Lichtenfels-Coburg-Sonneberg line section in Bavaria and Thuringia to support DB’s Digital Rail…
Germany accelerates rail digitalisation with 500 million euros
The German federal government, Deutsche Bahn and the industry will jointly accelerate the digitalisation of the rail network in 2021. Seven regional routes will be equipped with digital…