The Deutsche Bahn (DB) Navigator app does not display services offered by the independent night-train operator, European Sleeper. The Dutch-Belgian start-up will turn to the German Federal Cartel…
In a significant legal development, the Hamburg Regional Court has handed down a judgement recognising the dominant position of Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) in-house online rail ticket vendors. The…
“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…
10 European and international associations sent an open letter to European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans this Wednesday, after learning that the Commission is considering to downgrade its…
Deutsche Bahn (DB) on Wednesday announced plans to overhaul its existing high-density railway network and expand it by 5,500 kilometres.
After a report from the German Monopoly commission, now seven rail and passenger organisations call to separate Deutsche Bahn’s infrastructure management and operations. What are the arguments made…
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…
A German federal court ruled last week that DB Netz should not only allocate train paths to carriers, but also arrange this in a timely manner. If the…
At the beginning of the German election year 2021, eight railway associations presented their most important demands for their next federal government. Three billion euros a year for…
Two associations of non-incumbent railway operators Mofair and AllRail have warned the German government of the unreasonable subsidies for the state-owned company Deutsche Bahn. This could violate competition…