Tag: railbound
Railway operations started largely according to plan after the warning strike was canceled
Travelers on the platform The railway union EVG had surprisingly canceled the planned strike on Saturday. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt After the cancellation of the two-day warning strike, the trains ran…
Warning strike on the railways averted for the time being
Deutsche Bahn The railway and the union EVG were able to agree on a comparison. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The 50-hour warning strike on the railways has been canceled at short…
Driver shortage and image problems – the Deutschlandticket becomes a practical test
Dusseldorf This Monday is a kind of turning point for local public transport: Because the Deutschlandticket starts on May 1st. Millions of customers can then travel through the country unhindered…
Union EVG threatens the railway with weeks of strikes
Cologne Central Station during a strike The EVG had already twice called for strikes in the collective bargaining dispute. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Berlin According to a media report, the railway union…
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…
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…
On-demand buses in large-scale use from 2030
Berlin From 2030 onwards, Deutsche Bahn wants to transport around 200 million travelers a year in its own on-demand buses, which means they only run “on request”. This was explained…
Sabotage of cables as a cause – fixed rail disruption in the north
Central station in Cologne During the “act of sabotage”, cables that were indispensable for train traffic were deliberately severed. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After several hours of technical disruption at Deutsche…
Sabotage of cables as a cause – fixed rail disruption in the north
Central station in Cologne During the “act of sabotage”, cables that were indispensable for train traffic were deliberately severed. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After several hours of technical disruption at Deutsche…
Sabotage of cables as a cause – fixed rail disruption in the north
Scoreboard in the main train station in Berlin Other regions are also affected by the complete standstill of long-distance traffic in northern Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After several hours of…
Sabotage of cables as a cause – fixed rail disruption in the north
Berlin After several hours of technical disruption at Deutsche Bahn in northern Germany, long-distance traffic in Hamburg has started again after local traffic. At 10.49 a.m., the ICE 509 to…
Fixed railway disruption in the north – cable damage as cause
Scoreboard in the main train station in Berlin Other regions are also affected by the complete standstill of long-distance traffic in northern Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After several hours of…
Fixed rail disruption in the north – cause of the outage is being investigated
Scoreboard in the main train station in Berlin Other regions are also affected by the complete standstill of long-distance traffic in northern Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After several hours of…
Railway chaos in the north – disruptions in other regions too
Scoreboard in the main train station in Berlin Other regions are also affected by the complete standstill of long-distance traffic in northern Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After the railway radio…
Deutsche Bahn stops long-distance traffic in northern Germany after a defect
Berlin According to Deutsche Bahn, a technical fault in northern Germany is currently leading to a complete standstill in train traffic. All ICE, IC and EC trains in northern Germany…
Deutsche Bahn stops long-distance traffic in northern Germany after a defect
Berlin According to Deutsche Bahn, a technical fault in northern Germany is currently leading to a complete standstill in long-distance traffic. All ICE, IC and EC trains in northern Germany…
15 annoyances – and how the railway wants to fix them
Overcrowded trains Everyday travel is currently full of mishaps. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin Light and shadow are often close together at Deutsche Bahn. On the outward journey to Munich, the…
Railway unions: “The nine-euro ticket makes you sick”
Full platform in Norddeich The nine-euro ticket pushes the rail system to its limits on some routes. More and more trains are broken. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The two trade unions…
Transport companies propose a permanent 69-euro ticket
Ticket control in public transport The nine-euro ticket is intended to relieve citizens and make the use of public transport more attractive. (Photo: dpa) Berlin What’s next after the nine-euro…
Deutsche Bahn stops criticized sale of station buildings
Train station in Frankfurt Deutsche Bahn has sold many train stations in recent years. (Photo: imago images/Jan Huebner) Frankfurt Deutsche Bahn is stopping the sale of its own station building,…