Tag: railway traffic
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…
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…
Industry expects damage in the billions
Dusseldorf A train passenger usually needs less than five hours from the Dutch border in Venlo to Kehl am Rhein, despite having to change trains three times. Rail transport companies…
Technical defect is the most likely scenario
Frankfurt The experts at the Federal Bureau of Railway Accident Investigation (BEU) are working flat out on one of their most tragic cases in recent years. You have to clarify…
Full regional trains, especially on tourist routes
railway track The stations and regional trains in Germany are overcrowded this weekend. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin According to Deutsche Bahn, at the beginning of the Whitsun holidays and after the…
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Several dead in a train accident
Garmisch-Partenkirchen At least four people have died in a train accident near Garmisch-Partenkirchen. According to the police, around 30 people were injured in total, 15 of whom were hospitalized. The…
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Several dead in a train accident
Garmisch-Partenkirchen At least four people have died in a train accident near Garmisch-Partenkirchen. A total of 60 people were treated with injuries, 16 of them serious, said a spokesman for…
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Several dead in a train accident
Garmisch-Partenkirchen At least three people died in a train accident near Garmisch-Partenkirchen. A total of 60 people were treated with injuries, 16 of them serious, said a spokesman for the…
A bargain does not make you successful
Local transport companies and Deutsche Bahn sold the nine-euro ticket almost seven million times at the start. The numbers sound gigantic and yet say – nothing. Monthly ticket holders will…
What to expect from June 1st
Nine-euro ticket in Saxony The new ticket makes it much easier for people to use local public transport. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Those who will be using local transport next Wednesday…
Boss Lutz prepares for hard times
The boss of the highly subsidized state-owned company spoke of “growing pains”. The demand is growing, at the same time the network has to be renewed and expanded. His solution…
These night trains run in Germany
Preview of the new generation of sleeping cars Traveling overnight can be comfortable, but it is above all a question of budget. (Photo: ÖBB, Siemens) Frankfurt Green City Trip from…
These night trains run in Germany
Preview of the new generation of sleeping cars Traveling overnight can be comfortable, but it is above all a question of budget. (Photo: ÖBB, Siemens) Frankfurt Green City Trip from…
The industry is burdened by a lack of rails and high prices
Construction site on the Rhine Valley route Because of the many construction works, the railway is becoming increasingly unreliable. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Frankfurt Commuters in Frankfurt had hoped everything…
Bavaria threatens to blockade the Bundesrat
9 euro ticket From May 23rd, travelers should be able to buy the cheap ticket. But the project is politically controversial. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the Bundesrat, Bavaria is threatening…
Volker Wissing’s climate plan: train journey instead of short-haul flight
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing is planning to use grants and other investments to strengthen the role of the railways in transport and thus increase their contribution to climate…
What Deutsche Bahn and shipping have to do
Berlin The Ukraine war shows how critical the German infrastructure is. Before Easter, the federal government asked the transport industry for the first time about transport capacities if no more…
Ukraine war: Federal government plans “grain bridge”
Grain The federal government wants to transport up to 52 containers or several thousand tons of grain out of the Ukraine with each train. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Frankfort Railway transports…
Deutsche Bahn: Network expansion in the Chemical Triangle is halting
Berlin The cancellation unexpectedly hit BASF, OMV, Wacker Chemie and other industrial companies in south-eastern Bavaria. And the justification caused confusion: The rail line from Munich via Mühldorf to Burghausen…
Cartel Office warns Deutsche Bahn: competition gets data
Dusseldorf It is a victory for European mobility start-ups against the dominant company in Germany: the Federal Cartel Office has warned Deutsche Bahn because it is abusing its market power…