Tag: Association of German Transport Companies
Board examines cuts in freight transport
Freight station in Halle/Saale Of 144 train formation facilities, only ten could remain after 2024. (Photo: dpa) Hamm On the board of directors of Deutsche Bahn (DB), rail freight boss…
Board examines clearcutting in freight transport
Freight station in Halle/Saale Of 144 train formation facilities, only ten could remain after 2024. (Photo: dpa) Hamm On the board of directors of Deutsche Bahn (DB), rail freight boss…
Rail freight companies rebel against Transport Minister Wissing
Freight train near Stuttgart Transport Minister Wissing expects more freight trains, but calculates without new routes, criticizing the railway companies. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin. The rail freight companies in Germany…
250,000 Germany tickets sold in three days
Deutsche Bahn The sale of the 49-euro ticket, which will be valid from May, began last Monday. (Photo: imago images / STPP) Berlin In the first few days after the…
Deutschlandticket: Bundestag decides on financing
platform The planned “Deutschlandticket” is to start on May 1st with an introductory price of 49 euros per month. (Photo: IMAGO/Nikita) Berlin The Bundestag has decided to finance the 49-euro…
The federal government sees the responsibility of the states
DB regional express The federal government refuses to talk to the states every year about how high the ticket price should be. (Photo: imago/Ralph Peters) Berlin The federal government refuses…
More frequent, safer, more economical – subways are being automated
Munich Around 96,000 train and bus drivers work in local public transport in Germany – but almost half of them will retire in the next few years. Around 40,000 jobs…
49-euro monthly ticket is to come on May 1st – agreement at Jobticket
Local transport in Cologne However, the agreement is still subject to the EU Commission approving the 49-euro ticket. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After weeks of consultation, the federal and state governments…
49-euro monthly ticket should come on May 1st
Local transport in Cologne However, the agreement is still subject to the EU Commission approving the 49-euro ticket. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After weeks of consultation, the federal and state governments…
49-euro monthly ticket should come on May 1st
Local transport in Cologne 10 July 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A bus and a tram of the Cologne Transport Authority (KVB) are at the Neumarkt stop. Increased corona incidences, of…
Many unanswered questions until the start of the 49-euro ticket
local transport The planned 49-euro ticket turns out to be more complicated than expected. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The planned 49-euro ticket is likely to miss the goal of Federal Transport…
49 euro ticket for local transport is on the brink
Berlin The federal and state governments wanted to ensure the “fastest possible introduction” of a new discount ticket in local and regional transport. This plan is in danger of failing.…
Germany ticket is on the brink
Berlin The federal and state governments wanted to ensure the “fastest possible introduction” of a new discount ticket in local and regional transport. This plan is in danger of failing.…
Subscription for 49 euros turns local transport industry upside down
Berlin Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and the 16 prime ministers quickly agreed: next year there will again be a nationwide valid ticket for local and regional transport. Not again…
9-euro ticket: inconsistencies in the climate protection balance sheet
Berlin The nine-euro ticket ensures that people leave their cars at home more often than previously thought. At least that is the result of the market research by the Association…
“One of the best ideas we had”
Berlin A debate has broken out in the local transport industry about the form in which the reduced nine-euro ticket was a success or not. Everyone agrees that the ticket…
Industry and transporters are critical
The criticism is not only based on the fact that the associations only had 24 hours to evaluate the plans. The Federation of German Industries, for example, describes the lack…
Wissing wants to extend the 9-euro ticket – at least in the short term
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) is basically open to extending the nine-euro monthly ticket for local transport, at least for a short time. “It is now up to…
Wissing wants to extend the 9-euro ticket – at least in the short term
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) is basically open to extending the nine-euro monthly ticket for local transport, at least for a short time. “It is now up to…
Wissing wants to extend the 9-euro ticket – at least in the short term
Berlin. Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) is open to extending the nine-euro monthly ticket for local transport, at least for a short time. “It is now up to the…