Tag: railway traffic
Deutsche Bahn takes over local transport in Toronto
Frankfurt From 2025, Deutsche Bahn will take over the operation and maintenance of regional rail passenger transport in the Canadian metropolis of Toronto and the surrounding area for 25 years…
Deutsche Bahn takes over local transport in Toronto
Frankfurt From 2025, Deutsche Bahn will take over the operation and maintenance of regional rail passenger transport in the Canadian metropolis of Toronto and the surrounding area for 25 years…
Vodafone wants to close dead spots along the railway lines
passenger with a cell phone Telephoning, surfing or even working is not always possible on a trip. The network often falls away – Deutsche Bahn and Vodafone now want to…
Deutsche Bahn Cargo warns of Easter chaos on the rails
freight train The most important freight transport route in the republic will be closed from Friday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Even the cargo subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG couldn’t sugarcoat the…
Loss, permanent construction site, network problems – this is how the state-owned company is going into the future
Frankfurt, Berlin Richard Lutz’s dismay at the events in the Ukraine is evident. “The railways stand for a peaceful, free and democratic Europe,” said the head of Deutsche Bahn on…
Successor to Ronald Pofalla is dragging on
Deutsche Bahn Ronald Pofalla Pofalla is leaving at the end of April. (Photo: imago images/Klaus W. Schmidt) Frankfurt When the control committee of Deutsche Bahn meets on Wednesday to adopt…
20,000 vacancies – these are the jobs Deutsche Bahn is looking for
“We will also be hiring to a similar extent in the next few years, in the second half of this decade it will be a little less because by then…
Why the German rail network is collapsing
Construction work on the railway line Deutsche Bahn has to invest: with 13.6 billion euros it is more than ever. 1,800 kilometers of track, 2,000 points, 800 stations and 140…
Bahn und Storm: Restrictions until Monday afternoon
Deutsche Bahn repairs catenary after storms Many routes are still closed due to fallen trees and damaged overhead lines. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Because of the storm “Antonia”, Deutsche Bahn will…
Bahn und Storm: Restrictions until Monday afternoon
Fallen trees in Hamburg The north was particularly hard hit by the storm. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The severe storms of the past few days have caused even more damage to…
Bahn und Storm: Restrictions until Monday afternoon
Fallen trees in Hamburg The north was particularly hard hit by the storm. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Due to storm damage, rail travelers must continue to expect train cancellations and delays.…
Bahn und Storm: Restrictions until Monday afternoon
Fallen trees in Hamburg The north was particularly hard hit by the storm. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Due to storm damage, rail travelers must continue to expect train cancellations and delays.…
Mission impossible for Volker Wissing
Berlin If Volker Wissing wants to know how high the mountain of work is that he is facing, then a look at the climate balance sheet of the old federal…
Deutsche Bahn promises bandwidths like at home
The ICE as an office The bandwidth in the long-distance trains of Deutsche Bahn is to be expanded. To do this, the state-owned company wants to modify the windows of…
Deutsche Bahn is making a big move into the transport of batteries
Frankfurt For DB Cargo, the freight subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, the Automotive Logistic Center right next to the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen could be a glimpse of the future. DB…
Deutsche Bahn wants to replace diesel with biofuels
Richard Lutz The CEO of Deutsche Bahn announced Deutsche Bahn’s plans to phase out diesel in passenger transport. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Deutsche Bahn wants to completely ban and replace diesel…
CVC and Carlyle team up for DB Schenker
Schenker trucks Without the logistics subsidiary’s profits, Deutsche Bahn would lack an important source of income to finance operations. (Photo: Deutsche Bahn AG) Frankfurt, Berlin It could be one of…
DB orders more ICE 3 neo from Siemens
“I am particularly pleased that Deutsche Bahn has given us a follow-up order,” said Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG. The train was developed in record time. “By the end…
CO2 comparisons of trains and planes are misleading
plane and train Who is the bigger climate polluter? There are many factors to consider when evaluating, not just CO2 emissions. (Photo: EB STOCK) Merchants know the difference between full…
Flixmobility and Stadler: The rail market is booming
Berlin The railway market is booming. Not only the news that Flixmobility wants to invest around one billion euros in new trains caused a stir in the industry this week.…