German railway news – Page 10
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NewsBUND calls for DB to retain non-digital fare options
GERMANY: Environmental association BUND has called for Deutsche Bahn to ensure people can access all products including reduced fares, BahnCard discounts and seat reservations without creating an online account. This follows DB’s decision that BahnCards would only be issued digitally and not as physical plastic cards. ...
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Metro Report InternationalFrankfurt light rail extension plans to be developed
GERMANY: The development of plans for a further extension of Frankfurt Stadtbahn Line U5 beyond Europaviertel to the Römerhof area has been approved by the city’s transport committee.
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Metro Report InternationalStuttgart light rail extension approval process gets underway
GERMANY: The Stuttgart regional council has launched the approval process for a planned light rail extension to an industrial estate and a new depot. The 4·8 km branch would start at the existing Rastatter Straße stop on U13 and run through Weilimdorf and Hausen to the ...
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NewsInvestor sees ‘genuine growth potential’ as DB completes sale of Arriva
EUROPE: The sale of Deutsche Bahn’s non-German public transport business Arriva to I Squared Capital has been completed, the companies announced on June 3. DB said it would now focus on rail transport within Germany, while I Squared said it sees opportunities to invest in decarbonisation. ...
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NewsStrategic investment in rail logistics and asset management software business
GERMANY: Canadian software company investor Arcadea Group has announced a strategic investment in rail logistics and asset management software company Zedas. Zedas founder and CEO Wolfgang Jahn will remain in place, along with the rest of the leadership team. ‘Aligning with Arcadea Group is a game-changer ...
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NewsCargoBeamer secures investment to get semi-trailers onto rail
EUROPE: CargoBeamer has received public and private sector funding commitments of €140m to support expansion of its network of facilities for transporting semi-trailers by rail. Privately owned CargoBeamer is aiming to develop a network of 18 terminals and 50 routes over next 10 years, building on ...
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Metro Report InternationalDeutschland-Ticket fraud revealed
GERMANY: Widespread cases of fraud involving the purchase of the flat-fare Deutschland-Ticket have been uncovered. Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Main had reported a number of fraudulent transactions in March, but the problem has since become more common, with Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe warning on May 22 that numerous cases of criminal ...
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News€1·7bn rail freight support scheme approved
GERMANY: A government scheme to provide grants to encourage modal shift of road freight to more sustainable rail transport has been approved by the European Commission under EU state aid rules. The scheme will provide direct grants totalling €1·7bn over five years to help rail operators ...
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NewsEurostar plans to acquire 50 ‘fully interoperable’ trains
EUROPE: International high speed train operator Eurostar says it is ‘preparing to invest’ in up to 50 high speed trainsets, which would be fully interoperable ’across five countries and beyond’. The new trains would enter service from the early 2030s, replacing the 17 PBKA and nine ...
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NewsFirst Fehmarn Belt immersed tunnel element cast
EUROPE: The first of 89 concrete elements which will be assembled to form the 18 km Fehmarn Belt immersed tube rail and road tunnel between Denmark and Germany has been cast at the production site in Rødbyhavn. The 217 m element comprises nine 24 m segments ...
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NewsDB Regio orders EMUs with ski holders
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has been awarded its first contact to supply Desiro HS electric multiple-units equipped with holders for transporting skis. DB Regio is to use the six five-car Desiro HC partly double-deck EMUs on regional services from München to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Mittenwald. The incumbent is to ...
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Metro Report InternationalDortmund H-Bahn looks to the future
GERMANY: Planning is underway for an expansion of the H-Bahn suspended monorail in Dortmund, and the procurement of a new fleet of vehicles and control system. ‘We are talking about a completely new and trend-setting vehicle generation, which can then also be very interesting for H-Bahn ...
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NewsRegional governments keen to keep Deutschland-Ticket
GERMANY: Transport ministers in the Länder favour keeping the flat-fare Deutschland-Ticket for the long term. In a debate on April 18 in Münster about the future of the ticket, currently priced at €49 for one month’s travel on local and regional rail services, as well as ...
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NewsAbellio Deutschland sold to BeNEX
EUROPE: German regional operator BeNEX is to acquire Abellio’s German subsidiary from Dutch national operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
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NewsNext-generation Railjets enter service to link three countries
EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways has put into service the first of its updated Railjet trainsets on services linking Germany, Austria and Italy. Toma Bačić rode on a preview run between München and Verona on April 5.
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Metro Report InternationalModertrans delivers first tram to Berlin – Woltersdorf line
GERMANY: Modertrans has delivered the first Moderus Gamma LF 10 AC BD tram vehicle to Schöneicher–Rüdersdorf Strassenbahn, the manufacturer announced on April 10. SRS awarded Modertrans a contract in February 2022 for the supply of three low-floor trams for use on Route ...
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In depthEurope: IoT tools help to ensure a rapid response
German IoT specialist Optimeas is working with infrastructure manager DB InfraGo to enhance the availability of its electrification inspection and repair vehicles as part of efforts to reduce the impact of power supply failures across the network.
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Metro Report InternationalFind a transport job with your shopping
GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has opened a ‘Job Store’ in the Mall of Berlin shopping centre as part of a strategy to attract around 2 500 new employees this year. The Job Store will be open for three weeks from April 8, with people able ...
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NewsAmazon to shift goods from road to rail
EUROPE: Amazon has awarded FS Group’s Mercitalia Logistics a contract to transport goods between its fulfilment centres in Germany and Italy. This aims to cut road traffic pollution and congestion on key European routes, while optimising inventory handling and reducing delivery times. There will be ...
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NewsFirst Mireo Plus B battery-electric multiple-units enter service
GERMANY: An initial four Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus B battery-electric multiple-units entered passenger service on Netz 8 Ortenau routes in Baden-Württemberg on April 8. ‘We are writing a new chapter in railway history’, said the Land‘s transport minister Winfried Hermann. ’Trains operating in the Ortenau region ...