The construction of the second hall at the ICE maintenance facility of Deutsche Bahn (DB) in Cottbus has begun. Brandenburg’s Minister President, Dr. Dietmar Woidke, and Dr. Daniela Gerd Tom Markotten, DB’s Executive Board Member...Read more
Stuttgart Central Station is set to begin operations as planned in 2025, marking a significant milestone for the city’s transportation infrastructure. Despite challenges, the opening remains scheduled for December 2025, with Deutsche Bahn emphasising the...Read more
The Frankfurt am Main Labour Court has rejected Deutsche Bahn’s request for an interim injunction to prevent GDL’s strike planned between 9 and 12 January. The court decided the union has the right to strike...Read more
The idea of an express train between London and Germany, via Brussels, is not new. But what is new is that Eurotunnel owner Getlink is taking the initiative.Read more
In preparation for the holiday season, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced a significant expansion of its train services with the addition of 60 extra trains. A total of 35,000 additional seats for travellers around Christmas...Read more
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has started construction of the railway connection upgrade to the future Fehmarnbelt tunnel. This tunnel under construction will form a shortcut to Danish capital Copenhagen across the Fehmarn strait. The travel time...Read more
In November, only every second long-distance train of Deutsche Bahn was on time, with punctuality at 52 per cent being a new low for this year. The many construction works on the German tracks to...Read more
Vossloh’s Customised Modules division and Deutsche Bahn signed a four-year framework agreement for at least 600 switches, on 30 November 2023.Read more
Deutsche Bahn (DB) will build Germany’s longest railway tunnel in the Eastern Ore Mountains of Saxony, announced the German news agency dpa on Monday. DB is scheduled to break ground in 2032, and construction of...Read more
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is making significant progress in the preparations for the comprehensive refurbishment of the Riedbahn, a critical railway corridor connecting Frankfurt/Main and Mannheim. In the wake of a rigorous Europe-wide procurement process, DB...Read more
“Where does the still unshakable political trust in Deutsche Bahn come from?”, associations Mofair and die Güterbahnen wonder. They recently published a report about the state of competition amongst rail operators in Germany, something they would like...Read more
German state-owned railway company Deutsche Bahn is selling Arriva group, active in passenger transport in 10 countries across Europe, to the global investment fund I Squared Capital. The transaction is expected to close in 2024,...Read more
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...Read more
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has reached a milestone in the Stuttgart 21 project, the complete reorganisation of the Stuttgart rail node. 56.256 metres or approximately 56 kilometres of tunnel have now been dug, as the final...Read more