Tag: railway traffic
The recipient of funds from the railways and the donor: a critical dual role
Berlin Can a state secretary of the federal government also be the head of the supervisory board of the federally owned Deutsche Bahn AG? As an official in the Ministry…
Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Schenker is apparently to be sold
DB Schenker The logistics company could be separated from Deutsche Bahn. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to insiders, after a long struggle, the federal government has decided to sell the international…
Economy is looking for a connection to the railways
Berlin Companies increasingly want to reconnect their production sites to the rail network. This emerges from a response from the federal government to a question from the rail policy spokesman…
More complaints about Deutsche Bahn train delays
That was about 50 percent more than in the same period last year (1,653 applications), the facility said at the request of the Handelsblatt. Most complaints concern train delays and…
Two billion euros more for electricity
Bahn boss Richard Lutz New challenges are coming to the top railroader: Energy prices are rising so much that the state-owned company will probably have to pay twice as much…
Two billion euros more for electricity
Bahn boss Richard Lutz New challenges are coming to the top railroader: Energy prices are rising so much that the state-owned company will probably have to pay twice as much…
Energy Securing Transport Ordinance – Trains canceled without notice
freight transport Energy sources should be given priority. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin The Federal Ministry of Economics and Transport have agreed on an ordinance that will allow important transports…
Rail cartel: Deutsche Bahn suffers defeat in court
Deutsche Bahn tracks The rail cartel has agreed on prices for many years in the past. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Deutsche Bahn suffered a bitter defeat in its trials against the…
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…
DB boss Richard Lutz expects higher profits and more unpunctuality
Richard Lutz The head of Deutsche Bahn is preparing passengers and corporate customers for additional delays because major construction sites will hinder operations. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Bahn boss Richard Lutz…
Bahn subsidiary Schenker brings the group into the profit zone
freight train Only a billion profit from the logistics subsidiary Schenker brings Deutsche Bahn into the black. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt A billion-dollar profit by the rail logistics subsidiary Schenker has…
What the 9 euro ticket tells us about local transport
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. Hamburg The nine-euro ticket is said to be a complete success. The association of transport companies is now…
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…
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,…
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,…
Deutsche Bahn is delayed more often than it has been in years
regional train Construction sites and a lot of traffic are also causing problems for the railways. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The punctuality of Deutsche Bahn continues to decline. In June, only…
Deutsche Bahn joins the Star Alliance
Lufthansa Express Rail from Berlin to Frankfurt The train wants to establish itself as an alternative to the plane on domestic German routes. (Photo: IMAGO/Stefan Zeitz) Frankfurt It is a…
Federal government pushes Getreidebrücke forward with guarantees and subsidies
Berlin The German agricultural traders are calling for concerted action by politicians and business to organize grain exports from the Ukraine at the beginning of the harvest season and to…
Train accident in Bavaria: Investigations against three railway employees
Train accident in Upper Bavaria Four women and a 14-year-old from the region died and around 40 people were injured. (Photo: dpa) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Frankfurt After the train accident near Garmisch-Partenkirchen…
Railway union – 400 overcrowded trains over Whit weekend
Public transport in Munich Nationwide, about 400 trains were overcrowded. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The railway union and the staff representatives of Deutsche Bahn drew a mixed balance after the Pentecost…