Expanded ICE maintenance facility inaugurated in Berlin
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has officially inaugurated the upgraded maintenance facility for the long-distance ICE trains in Berlin-Rummelsburg. Following an investment of 200 million euros, maintenance capacity was increased by 30 per cent. Additional jobs were...Read more
Stuttgart becomes departure station for night trains again
The German city of Stuttgart and the nearby towns of Göppingen and Ulm in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg gained connections to the Euronight and Nightjet network with the start of the new German timetable...Read more
Germany channels an additional 1 billion towards rail digitisation
The Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) and Deutsche Bahn (DB) will direct an additional 1 billion euros towards the modernisation and digitisation of the German railways. Around 2.7 billion euros is now earmarked...Read more
DB enters ICE 3neo into service
The ICE 3neo by Siemens Mobility was entered into service in Germany on Monday. Deutsche Bahn (DB) first used the new train between Frankfurt and Cologne. The debut of the ICE 3neo comes a mere 2,5 years...Read more
No joke: ‘Germany’s new 49-euro ticket to be ready by April 1’
State transport ministers in Germany have agreed that the Deutschland ticket, the successor of the successful 9-euro ticket, should be ready no later than April 1 2023. While positive news for most, it means a...Read more
Route between Hanover and Berlin closed for at least another two weeks
The railway between Hanover and Berlin will probably not be released for traffic until mid-december, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has said in its latest update. This would mean a another setback of at least two weeks...Read more
DB expands the hunt for faulty sleepers, further traffic restrictions likely
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is expanding its investigation into potentially faulty sleepers in the wake of last summer’s deadly derailment in Bavaria. DB expects it will have to test around 130,000 sleepers nationwide, and – if...Read more
DB lists two major rail traffic corridors for improvements
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has named the railway corridors Hamburg-Berlin and Emmerich-Oberhausen as the two sites where it will carry out major improvement works from late 2024 onwards. The overhaul is part of DB’s ongoing project...Read more
Deutsche Bahn lets Alstom and Siemens develop concept for new ICE trains
Deutsche Bahn commissioned Siemens and Alstom on Tuesday to develop new vehicle concepts for a new ICE train fleet. The trains should replace older ICE 3 high-speed trains for DB’s long-distance services from the early...Read more
DB puts finishing touches on new high-speed line
Deutsche Bahn is one month away from the opening of the new Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed line, which will coincide with the start of the new national timetable on December 11. Once officially inaugurated, the line will...Read more
DB lands mammoth contract for operation of Egypt high-speed network
Deutsche Bahn will operate Egypts future high-speed network, the construction of which marks the country’s largest rail project in history. The contract has an initial run time of 15 years and could be worth several...Read more
Germany’s 9-euro ticket successor clears another hurdle
The German federal government and the federal states have reached an agreement on the outstanding financing issues for the so-called Deutschland ticket, the successor of the widely popular 9-euro ticket. The federal government seated in...Read more
Deutsche Bahn begins construction of catenary islands in northern Germany
Deutsche Bahn has begun the construction of so-called catenary islands in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, where in the near future battery-powered trains will be deployed. These train sets can be charged will running across...Read more