German long-distance timetable change brings higher ticket prices
Germany’s new long-distance timetable will come into effect on December 11. According to Deutsche Bahn (DB), tickets prices will increase by an average of 4,9 percent as a result of unprecedented cost increases.Read more
Deutsche Bahn unveils new low floor ICE-L
Deutsche Bahn (DB) on Wednesday took the wraps of the new ICE-L, Germany’s first long-distance high-speed train with a low floor for easy access. The train cars will be first used on the international service...Read more
DB’s summer schedule begins with record number of seats
Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) summer timetable went into effect on Sunday with more than 3 million seats available on the long-distance ICE trains on a weekly basis. This is a 20-percent increase over 2019 and a...Read more
DB and SNCF mark 15 years of high-speed connections with special tariffs and new cooperation
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and its French counterpart SNCF are making 15,000 tickets available at a reduced price as of Wednesday to mark the occasion of 15 years of high-speed cross-border connections. DB and SNCF also...Read more
DB wants home away from home on board future ICE trains
Deutsche Bahn has unveiled the interior of the upcoming ICE 3neo long-distance trains. The new interiors are designed to be a home a way from home, ceo Richard Lutz said on Wednesday.Read more
Easter passenger numbers on DB long-distance trains up 20 percent over 2019
Deutsche Bahn (DB) carried some 1,8 million passengers on its long-distance trains over the Easter weekend, an increase of 20 percent over the same period in 2019.Read more
First 250 km/h-run on new section of German high-speed rail line
A German ICE test train hit 250 kilometres per hour on Monday on the Wendlingen-Ulm section of the new ICE-line to Stuttgart. The first part of the route is scheduled for commissioning in December.Read more
Record quarterly order intake for Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility has ended the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 with its highest-ever quarterly order intake, parent company Siemens announced on Thursday during the presentation of its first quarter results. Siemens Mobility bagged more...Read more
Deutsche Bahn orders 43 new ICE 3neo trains
Siemens has bagged an order for 43 ICE 3neo trains to the tune of 1,5 billion euros. The Deutsche Bahn contract was announced earlier on Tuesday in Berlin and brings the total number of ICE...Read more
Major punctuality drop long-distance trains Deutsche Bahn
A quarter of long-distance trains in Germany did not arrive on time in 2021. According to Deutsche Bahn, a combination of rail strikes, corona lockdowns and floods are the culprit. Read more
DB moves 1,6 million passengers during Christmas period
Some 1,6 million passengers used Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance ICE service during the Christmas period, about twice as many as last year.Read more
Amsterdam-Berlin connection could be less than 5 hours
Dutch and German officials called to add the Zwolle-Enschede-Münster connection to the priority TEN-T network during a meeting with members of parliament in The Hague. By measures such as doubling a section of track in the...Read more
Deutsche Bahn’s new ICE plant will be finished in 2024
The new train plant of Deutsche Bahn in Cottbus will be finished two years earlier than planned: the first ICE trains will be serviced in 2024. Construction of the plant in Brandburg, which will create...Read more