Latest Germany News
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The ioki Mobility Network Symposium: More Mobility, Less Traffic
German mobility solutions provider Deutsche Bahn says the future of mobility will be connected, shared, environmentally friendly and partial…
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DB Supervisory Board Supports Managing Board's Objectives to Get the Company Ready for the Future
The DB Supervisory Board spent two days taking an in-depth look at the situation in the rail network. The topics at the heart of the discuss…
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Germany at InnoTrans 2018
Andreas Scheuer, Minister of Transportation, and Richard Lutz, CEO of Deutsche Bahn give insights on Germany at InnoTrans 2018.
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Allianz pro Schiene Criticises Rail Provisions in German 2019 Budget
The German organisation that works towards increasing rail's market share, both for passenger and for freight transport, Allianz pro Schiene…
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Deutsche Bahn Celebrates 15 Successful Years of Kids on Tour
In 2003 Deutsche Bahn launched its Kids on Tour service, allowing around 100,000 children travelling alone on DB trains to reach their desti…
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German Mobility Award Winner CountryCab – Gyro-Stabilised Monocabs
Every year the initiative 'Germany – Country of Ideas' and the Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) honour digit…
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Deutsche Bahn to Implement Germany's Second Digital Interlocking
Deutsche Bahn is creating Germany's second digital interlocking (DSTW) in Warnemünde. The first one has been in operation since the beginnin…
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Transdev Orders 64 Stadler FLIRT 160 Trains to Operate on Hanover S-Bahn Network
Transdev Group, Germany's biggest private rail and bus operator, was awarded the contract to operate Hanover's suburban railway system follo…
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German Transport Minister Launches Additional Rail Projects
The German transport minister Andreas Scheuer has presented many new rail projects that are to be given priority in planning and implementat…
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DB Launches New App for Passengers with Impairments
Deutsche Bahn presented its new app, 'DB Barrierefrei', in Berlin today. This is a further milestone in making the services of Deutsche Bahn…
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Germany Launches New Alliance with Business to Promote Rail
The German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure has announced that the "Zukunftsbündnis Schiene" - the partnership betwe…
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DB Sets Up DB Cargo Eurasia Due to Success of Trans-Eurasian Corridor
2018 marks a ten-year anniversary for Deutsche Bahn AG (DB). What started with one train in 2008 has now grown into 3,600 trains in 2018. De…
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European Court of Auditors: Progress is Slow on High-Speed Rail Across the EU
In Europe, Japan and China in particular, but also in other parts of the world, high-speed rail is considered an innovative transport mode, …
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DB Makes International Train Travel Easier in Europe
Online ticket services: Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) has announced it is expanding its cross-border and foreign booking options further. The servic…
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DB Netz to Invest 825 Million Euros in Upgrading Its High-Speed Lines
DB Netz, the infrastructure arm of Deutsche Bahn, has announced it will invest €825 million in upgrading its high-speed rail network by 2023…
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DB Invests Additional Billion Euros in ICE 1 and ICE 4 Trains
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced it has ordered additional ICE 4 trains. In doing so the company is topping up its investment of 5.3 billion…
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Germany: Go-Ahead Orders 22 Electric FLIRT Railcars from Stadler
Stadler has accepted a contract from Go-Ahead to build 22 electric FLIRT railcars for operation on the Allgäu E network in Baden-Württemberg…
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Coradia iLint: First Hydrogen-Powered Trains Start Services in Germany
The Coradia iLint, the world’s first hydrogen-powered train, designed by Alstom Transport, has started passenger services in Lower Saxony, G…
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Leo Express Second-Largest Open-Access Operator in Germany
Private Czech rail company Leo Express entered the German rail market in partnership with FlixTrain a year ago on 24 August 2017. It runs se…
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Bombardier "Banking" on New High-Tech Laboratory
Bombardier Transportation has opened a new high-tech laboratory in Mannheim, Germany. The laboratory will develop and test electronic train …
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German Government Releases Funds to Increase Energy Efficiency in Rail
The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) in Germany has launched a new programme to support energy efficiency in …
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Germany: Coradia iLint Receives Federal Approval for Commercial Operation
Alstom has announced that the Coradia iLint, the first passenger train in the world powered by hydrogen cells has received approval from the…
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German Unification Transport Project: New Marshalling Yard Opens in Halle
The German Unification Transport Project is made up of major transport infrastructure projects for road and rail and water to improve transp…
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EU: European Court of Auditors Criticises Policies and Infrastructure on High-Speed Rail
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has released a report which is highly critical of high speed rail services in the European Union.The EC…